Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
3273848 Journal de Gynécologie Obstétrique et Biologie de la Reproduction 2007 4 Pages PDF
Abstract
Gitelman syndrome (GS) is a tubulopathy characterized by hypokaliemia, hypomagnesiemia, metabolic alkalosis and hypocalciuria. We report a case of a 33-year-old pregnant woman with Gitelman Syndrome. Oral potassium chloride and magnesium citrate were prescribed and the course of the pregnancy was uneventful with vaginal delivery at term. The impact of GS on the physiologic adaptations to pregnancy is not well-known, with few reports to date. Monitoring of serum potassium and magnesium levels with supplementation, amniotic fluid and fetal growth is required to prevent obstetrical and fetal complications in a patient with GS.
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