Two cases of transient pseudohypoaldosteronism due to group B streptococcus pyelonephritis

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1569-1570

  Kashimada, Kenichi ^a   Omori, Tae ^b   Takizawa, Fumihiko ^c   Mizutani, Shuki ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN BOKUTOH HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c TSUCHIURA KYODO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; SODIUM;

ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; INFANT; LETTER; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; NONHUMAN; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOHYPOALDOSTERONISM; PYELONEPHRITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX; WEIGHT GAIN;

HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PSEUDOHYPOALDOSTERONISM; PYELONEPHRITIS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 47749149178     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-008-0843-9     Document Type: Letter

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