Long-term follow-up of a girl with primary aldosteronism: Effect of potassium supplement

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1336-1338

  Takaya, Junji ^a   Isozaki, Yuka ^a   Hirose, Yohko ^a   Higashino, Hirohiko ^a   Noda, Yukihiro ^a   Kobayashi, Yohnosuke ^a  

^a KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hyperaldosteronism; Hypokalaemia; Nephropathy

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; AORTA INJURY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY HEIGHT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DISEASE COURSE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; GROWTH DISORDER; HEART MURMUR; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; KIDNEY CYST; KIDNEY FAILURE; LONG TERM CARE; MENARCHE; METRORRHAGIA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA;

ADOLESCENT; ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONISTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; METRORRHAGIA; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPIRONOLACTONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27144556453     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250510027651     Document Type: Article

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