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Liddle syndrome in a newborn infant.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12185466     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A 10-week-old female infant developed hypertension. The elevated blood pressure was associated with metabolic alkalosis and urinary chloride wastage. The family history was unremarkable. Her urinalysis, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and serum creatinine concentrations were all normal. A renal ultrasound was normal. A technetium-99m diethylenetriaminopentoacetic acid (DTPA) renal scan with captopril showed normal blood flow bilaterally. The head ultrasound and echocardiogram were normal. Blood epinephrine, norepinephrine, catecholamines, thyroxine, and steroid levels were also normal. Treatment with various combinations of labetalol, hydralazine, captopril, methyldopa, nifedipine, and spironolactone, all at high doses, failed to control the elevated blood pressure. Serum aldosterone level and peripheral plasma renin activity were low. The lack of therapeutic response to spironolactone, with a good response to amiloride and recurrence of hypertension and metabolic alkalosis after amiloride cessation that was subsequently treated with amiloride, established the diagnosis of Liddle syndrome. To our knowledge, this is the youngest patient with Liddle syndrome that has been reported in the literature.
Authors:
Farahnak K Assadi; Robert E Kimura; Uma Subramanian; Sameer Patel
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article     Date:  2002-05-17
Journal Detail:
Title:  Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany)     Volume:  17     ISSN:  0931-041X     ISO Abbreviation:  Pediatr. Nephrol.     Publication Date:  2002 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-08-19     Completed Date:  2003-01-27     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8708728     Medline TA:  Pediatr Nephrol     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  609-11     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Section of Nephrology, Rush Children's Hospital, Rush University Medical College, 1725 West Harrison Street, Suite 718, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. fassadi@rush.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Alkalosis / drug therapy,  pathology*
Amiloride / therapeutic use
Blood Pressure / physiology
Diuretics / therapeutic use
Electrolytes / metabolism
Failure to Thrive / drug therapy,  pathology*
Female
Humans
Hypertension / drug therapy,  pathology*
Hypokalemia / drug therapy,  pathology*
Infant, Newborn
Kidney Diseases / drug therapy,  pathology*,  ultrasonography
Kidney Function Tests
Radiopharmaceuticals / therapeutic use
Spironolactone / therapeutic use
Syndrome
Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate / therapeutic use
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Diuretics; 0/Electrolytes; 0/Radiopharmaceuticals; 2609-46-3/Amiloride; 52-01-7/Spironolactone; 65454-61-7/Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Pediatr Nephrol. 2003 Jun;18(6):607-8; author reply 609   [PMID:  12759812 ]

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