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  • Title: Liddle's syndrome in an elderly woman.
    Author: Matsushita T, Miyahara Y, Matsushita M, Yakabe K, Yamaguchi K, Furukawa K, Iwasaki T, Naito T, Ikeda S, Miyazaki M, Ogata H, Ohzono Y, Harada T, Kohno S.
    Journal: Intern Med; 1998 Apr; 37(4):391-5. PubMed ID: 9630200.
    Abstract:
    A 78-year-old woman with hypertension was hospitalized with acute bronchitis. However, she was also found to have hypernatremia, hypokalemia, and metabolic alkalosis. Detailed examination showed a low plasma renin activity and plasma aldosterone concentration. A provisional diagnosis of Liddle's syndrome was established and the patient was successfully treated with triamterene. Although Liddle's syndrome is generally considered an inherited hypertensive disease found in young people, a review of the literature indicated that muscle weakness is an important clinical finding in elderly patients with this disease. Liddle's syndrome should be considered in the differential diagnosis of hypertension even in elderly individuals.
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