A.O. POZDNYAK¹, O.S. ELSUKOVA²

¹KSMA — branch campus of the FSBEI FPE RMACPE MOH Russia, Kazan

²Kirov State Medical University, Kirov

Contact details:

Elsukova O.S. — PhD (Medicine), Associate Professor of the Department of Hospital Therapy

Address: 112 Karl Marx St., 610027 Kirov, Russian Federation, tel.: +7-912-826-5112, e-mail: oselsukova@mail.ru

The article describes a clinical case of diabetes mellitus with Gitelman syndrome in a 31-year-old woman. A brief overview of this form of tubulopathy is presented. The clinical significance for the endocrinologist and possible difficulties in managing such patients are highlighted.

Key words: diabetes mellitus, Gitelman syndrome, secondary hyperaldosteronism.

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