Gitelman Syndrome in Pregnancy: A Clinical Challenge

Abstract Purpose Disease progress may be affected by pregnancy-related changes, and underlying conditions may also affekt pregnancy outcomes in women with Gitelman syndrome (GS). Case presentation A 35-year-old woman with GS (gravida 2 para 1) was referred to our hospital to start routine antenatal care follow-up at 6 weeks of gestation. At the age of 31, she had been diagnosed with GS after her first uneventful pregnancy. Upon early admission, her serum Mg+level was 0.51 mmol/L and her serum K+level 2.7 mmol/L with normal kidney function tests. She was already taking oral combined potassium citrate and potassiu…