Hypoaldosteronism risk factors
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Akshun Kalia M.B.B.S.[2]
Overview
Common risk factors in the development of hypoaldosteronism include diabetes mellitus, sickle cell anemia, HIV, graves’ disease, hypoparathyroidism, hypopituitarism, myasthenia gravis, and pernicious anemia. Other less common risk factors include multiple myeloma, SLE-associated renal disease and Wolmans disease.
Risk Factors
Common risk factors in the development of hypoaldosteronism include:[1][2][3]
- Diabetes mellitus
- Sickle cell anemia
- HIV
- Graves’ disease
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Hypopituitarism
- Myasthenia gravis
- Pernicious anemia
- Vitiligo
Less Common Risk Factors
Less common risk factors in the development of hypoaldosteronism include:[4][5]
References
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- ↑ Bojestig M, Nystrom FH, Arnqvist HJ, Ludvigsson J, Karlberg BE (2000). “The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system is suppressed in adults with Type 1 diabetes”. J Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone Syst. 1 (4): 353–6. doi:10.3317/jraas.2000.065. PMID 11967822.
- ↑ Michels AW, Eisenbarth GS (2010). “Immunologic endocrine disorders”. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 125 (2 Suppl 2): S226–37. doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2009.09.053. PMC 2835296. PMID 20176260.
- ↑ Shaked Y, Blau A, Shpilberg O, Samra Y (1993). “Hyporeninemic hypoaldosteronism associated with multiple myeloma: 11 years of follow-up”. Clin. Nephrol. 40 (2): 79–82. PMID 8222376.
- ↑ Porteous, Haldane; Morgan, Nadia; Lanfranco, Julio; Garcia-Buitrago, Monica; Young, Larry; Lenz, Oliver (2011). “Systemic lupus erythematosus associated with type 4 renal tubular acidosis: a case report and review of the literature”. Journal of Medical Case Reports. 5 (1). doi:10.1186/1752-1947-5-114. ISSN 1752-1947.
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