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| Year : 2018 | Volume
: 28
| Issue : 1 | Page : 69-72 |
Rare cause of hyperkalemia in the newborn period: Report of two cases of pseudohypoaldosteronism Type 1
R Manipriya, B Umamaheswari, A Prakash, N Binu
Department of Neonatology, Sri Ramachandra Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. B Umamaheswari
Department of Neonatology, Sri Ramachandra Medical University, Porur, Chennai - 600 116, Tamil Nadu
India
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DOI: 10.4103/ijn.IJN_258_14
Pseudohypoaldosteronism (PHA) Type 1 is characterized by mineralocorticoid resistance, manifesting as neonatal salt wasting, hypotension, hyperkalemia, hyponatremia, and metabolic acidosis in spite of elevated aldosterone levels and plasma renin activity. It is important to differentiate children with systemic PHA from renal PHA, as these children are likely to decompensate even with mild symptoms. Here, we report two neonates with PHA that presented to us with multiorgan involvement.
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