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Calcific constrictive pericarditis with refractory hypokalemia in a patient with Gitelman's syndrome.

Authors :
Nachimuthu S
Balamuthusamy S
Irimpen A
Delafontaine P
Source :
The American journal of the medical sciences [Am J Med Sci] 2009 Jan; Vol. 337 (1), pp. 74-6.
Publication Year :
2009

Abstract

Calcific constrictive pericarditis can be idiopathic or associated with radiation therapy, surgery, infection, or autoimmune disorders. Gitelman's syndrome is a distal renal tubular defect involving the thiazide-sensitive luminal sodium chloride cotransporter and has been associated with nephrolithiasis and chondrocalcinosis. There has not been any case of calcific constrictive pericarditis reported so far in association with Gitelman's syndrome. We have reported a male patient with persistent hypokalemia and refractory ascites diagnosed with calcific constrictive pericarditis and Gitelman's syndrome.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0002-9629
Volume :
337
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
The American journal of the medical sciences
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
19263512
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1097/maj.0b013e31816dd313