ABSTRACT
In 1963, Liddle et al described a disorder that looks like the features of primary aldosteronism, characterized by severe hypertension and hypokalemia but with negligible secretion of aldosterone. They theorized that this was ‘a disorder in which the renal tubles transport ions with such facility that the end result simulates that of a mineralocorticoid excess’. Liddle's syndrome involves abnormal kidney function, with excess reabsorption of sodium and loss of potassium from the renal tubule, and is treated with a combination of low sodium diet and potassiumsparing diuretic drugs (e.g. amiloride). We are reporting a case of 48 years known hypertensive patient admitted with acute onset quadriparesis, ultimately diagnosed as hypokalemia due to Liddle's syndrome, treated with low sodium salt and potassium sparing diuretics-amiloride responds dramatically.
How to cite this article
Roy MK, Chatterjee A, Sarkar A, Roy K, Lahiri D, Agarwal R, Mukhopadhyay S, Mukhopadhyay J. An Interesting Unusual Case of Hypokalemic Quadriparesis in 48 Years Hypertensive Male Patient: A Liddle's Syndrome. J Postgrad Med Edu Res 2015;49(3):143-145.
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