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Severe hyperkalemia resistant to treatment with sodium chloride (NaCl) supplements plus cation exchange resins can be found in pseudohypoaldosteronism type I. In a patient with the multiple target organ variant of this condition, hyperkalemia persisted at dangerous levels (8.5 mmol/l) despite large doses of NaCl (50 mmol/kg per day) and cation exchange resins (6 g/kg per day). Hypercalciuria was also present. The total volume of fluids and supplements required was not tolerated orally. Indomethacin (2 mg/kg per day) and later hydrochlorothiazide (2 mg/kg per day) were tried to further correct imbalance. Plasma potassium (K) and Na levels, the urinary Na/K ratio, transtubular potassium gradient (TTKG), and urinary calcium/creatinine (Ca/Cr) ratio were used to evaluate the effect of hydrochlorothiazide. Under treatment, plasma Na was stable (137 – 144 mmol/l), K levels decreased from 8.5 to 5 mmol/l, urinary Na/K from 90 to 24, and TTKG increased from 0.3 to 1.8. Ca/Cr decreased from 3.5 to 1.5 mmol/mmol. The dosage of cation exchange resins was decreased, oral fluids were tolerated, and the patient’s general condition improved. Hence: hydroclorothiazide can be useful in the treatment of severe hyperkalemia and hypercalciuria of pseudohypoaldosteronism type I.
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Received January 5, 1995; received in revised form November 9, 1995; accepted November 27, 1995
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Stone, R., Vale, P. & Rosa, F. Effect of hydrochlorothiazide in pseudohypoaldosteronism with hypercalciuria and severe hyperkalemia. Pediatr Nephrol 10, 501–503 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004670050149
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004670050149