Prostaglandin synthetase inhibitor in an infant with congenital chloride diarrhoea.
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Hyper-reninaemia, hypokaluria, and hypokalaemia in an infant with congenital chloride diarrhoea improved during treatment with a prostaglandin synthetase inhibitor, ketoprofen. There was evidence of increased activity of therenin-aldosterone system when ketoprofen was stopped. It is suggested that prostaglandins may be involved in stimulating the renin-aldosterone system in congenital chloride diarrhoea.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 55 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1980