The outcome of two pregnancies in a patient with Gitelman syndrome: case report and review of the literature

We report a case of a 30-year-old woman who was first found to have a persistently low serum potassium level at 26 years of age during her first pregnancy. Genetic test of SLC12A3 confirmed Gitelman syndrome. The patient remained asymptomatic and had two deliveries following spontaneous labor. The f...

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Published inThe journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine Vol. 33; no. 24; p. 4171
Main Authors Wu, Wei-Fang, Pan, Mian
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 16.12.2020
Subjects
Adult
Female
Genetic Testing
Gitelman Syndrome - diagnosis
Gitelman Syndrome - genetics
Humans
Hypokalemia - genetics
Infant, Newborn
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Outcome
Solute Carrier Family 12, Member 3 - genetics
Gitelman syndrome
SLC12A3 gene
hypokalemia
pregnancy
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Summary:We report a case of a 30-year-old woman who was first found to have a persistently low serum potassium level at 26 years of age during her first pregnancy. Genetic test of SLC12A3 confirmed Gitelman syndrome. The patient remained asymptomatic and had two deliveries following spontaneous labor. The first neonate died of heart failure due to cardiac abnormalities. The obstetric and neonatal outcome of the second pregnancy was good.
ISSN:1476-4954
DOI:10.1080/14767058.2019.1598359