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Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in association with Gitelman syndrome

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Gitelman syndrome (GS) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis, hypomagnesemia and hypocalciuria. Glomerulonephritis associated with GS is rarely documented in the literature. We present an adult patient with GS whose renal biopsy revealed focal segmental glomerulosclerosis.

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  1. Department of Nephrology, Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Şafaktepe Mah. Hakan sok. Acar sitesi B blok. No: 24/14, Mamak, Ankara, Turkey

    Mevlut Ceri, Selman Unverdi, Rahmi Yılmaz & Murat Duranay

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

    Mustafa Altay

  3. Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

    Hatice Unverdi & Arzu Ensari

  4. Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

    Ilhan Kurultak

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Ceri, M., Unverdi, S., Altay, M. et al. Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in association with Gitelman syndrome. Int Urol Nephrol 43, 905–907 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-010-9802-z

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