HELLP syndrome in a pregnant patient with Gitelman syndrome

• Main Authors: Minhyeok Lee (Author), Dong-Il Kim (Author), Kyung-Ho Lee (Author), Jun-Hyun Byun (Author), Jiyong Hwang (Author), Won-Min Hwang (Author), Sung-Ro Yun (Author), Se-Hee Yoon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Gitelman syndrome is characterized by hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis, hypocalciuria, and hypomagnesemia. The clinical course of Gitelman syndrome in pregnant women remains unclear, but it is thought to be benign. We report here the first Korean case of atypical eclampsia in a 31-year-old who was d...