Table 3: Complications in patients with Gitelman syndrome.

• Cardiac arrhythmias and prolonged QT interval due to coexistent hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia

• Chondrocalcinosis leading to pseudogout

• Sclerochoroidal calcifications

• Renal dysfunction (hypokalemic nephropathy or due to hyperreninemic hyperaldosteronism)

• Glucose intolerance due to coexistent hypokalemia/hypomagnesemia (rarely)

• Hypokalemic rhabdomyolysis (very rare)