Abstract:Hypokalaemia is a common clinical condition, very often the cause of which can be determined by the patient’s clinical history. Gitelman’s syndrome is an inherited renal tubular disorder that must be considered in some cases of hypokalaemia. We present this case of a 48-year-old male patient admitted in our nephrology department for recurrent hypokalaemia. The patient had generalized seizure followed by unconsciousness, generalized weakness, fatigue, palpitation, orthostatic hypotension and polyuria for one mo… Show more
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