Distal Tubulopathy. Gitelman Syndrome
https://doi.org/10.15690/pf.v16i3.2025
Abstract
The clinical recommendations on management of children with Gitelman syndrome developed by the experts of the Union of pediatricians of Russia are presented in this article. Gitelman syndrome is a dysfunction of distal renal tubules with further development of hypomagnesemia, hypocalciuria and secondary aldosteronism which determine hypokalemia and metabolic alkalosis. Features of epidemiology, etiology and pathogenesis, disease progression, differential diagnostics and evidence-based treatment are presented.
About the Authors
Alexander A. BaranovRussian Federation
Moscow
Leyla S. Namazova-Baranova
Russian Federation
Moscow
Tatyana V. Sergeeva
Russian Federation
Moscow
Olga V. Chumakova
Russian Federation
Moscow
Svetlana S. Paunova
Russian Federation
Moscow
Nurali Z. Zokirov
Russian Federation
Moscow
Olga V. Komarova
Russian Federation
Moscow
Tea V. Margieva
Russian Federation
Moscow
Vladimir K. Tatochenko
Russian Federation
Moscow
Maya D. Bakradze
Russian Federation
Moscow
Elena N. Tsygina
Russian Federation
Moscow
Olga I. Zrobok
Russian Federation
Moscow
Tatiana V. Vashurina
Russian Federation
Moscow
Irina N. Lupan
Russian Federation
Chelyabinsk
Mikhail Yu. Kagan
Russian Federation
Orenburg
Alexey N. Tsygin
Russian Federation
Moscow
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Review
For citations:
Baranov A.A., Namazova-Baranova L.S., Sergeeva T.V., Chumakova O.V., Paunova S.S., Zokirov N.Z., Komarova O.V., Margieva T.V., Tatochenko V.K., Bakradze M.D., Tsygina E.N., Zrobok O.I., Vashurina T.V., Lupan I.N., Kagan M.Yu., Tsygin A.N. Distal Tubulopathy. Gitelman Syndrome. Pediatric pharmacology. 2019;16(3):144-148. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.15690/pf.v16i3.2025