| Nausea, emesis, and muscle weakness in a pregnant adolescent. | |
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PMID: 16449157 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Gitelman syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder that presents in early adulthood with fatigue, muscle cramps and electrolyte abnormalities. CASE: A 17-year-old African-American woman presented at 17 weeks of pregnancy with nausea, emesis, profound lower extremity proximal muscle weakness, hypokalemia, and hypomagnesemia. After a thorough evaluation, Gitelman syndrome was diagnosed. The patient was maintained on high levels of potassium and magnesium supplementation throughout the rest of her pregnancy and delivered a healthy infant. CONCLUSION: In pregnancy, nausea and emesis is most commonly attributed to hyperemesis gravidarum. However, an atypical presentation of these symptoms and/or the coexistence of less common complaints warrant further investigation. |
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Authors:
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Sindhu K Srinivas; Sabrina Sukhan; Michal A Elovitz |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Obstetrics and gynecology Volume: 107 ISSN: 0029-7844 ISO Abbreviation: Obstet Gynecol Publication Date: 2006 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-02-01 Completed Date: 2006-04-04 Revised Date: 2009-10-26 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0401101 Medline TA: Obstet Gynecol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 481-4 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. srinivas@obgyn.upenn.edu |
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Adolescent Alkalosis / diagnosis Calcium / urine* Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans Hypokalemia / diagnosis Magnesium Deficiency / diagnosis Metabolic Diseases / diagnosis* Muscle Weakness* / etiology Nausea* / etiology Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications / diagnosis* Syndrome Vomiting* / etiology |
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7440-70-2/Calcium |
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