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GS has been described in association with thyroid disorders and should be considered in patients with hyperthyroidism and persistent hypokalemia, especially in those with associated hypomagnesemia and hypocalciuria. Case summary. In this report, we describe an 18-year-old female who presented with hyperemesis gravidarum and thyrotoxicosis, and was incidentally found to have GS, confirmed by the sequence analysis of SLC12A3. Conclusions. Thyroid dysfunctions, such as hypothyroidism, thyrotoxicosis, and thyroid nodules, may develop during pregnancy. A structural homology between the beta-human chorionic gonadotropin and thyroid stimulating hormone molecules, as well as their receptors is probably the basis for the transient thyrotoxicosis crisis during pregnancy. Since hyperemesis in pregnancy can also lead to hypokalemia and alkalosis, a high index of suspicion for GS during pregnancy is required for timely diagnosis and management.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/pediatric13040075","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,12,1]],"date-time":"2021-12-01T05:03:16Z","timestamp":1638334996000},"page":"632-638","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Unmasking of Gitelman Syndrome during Pregnancy in an Adolescent with Thyrotoxic Crisis"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Ratna","family":"Acharya","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8441-0220","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kiran","family":"Upadhyay","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,12,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"693","DOI":"10.1681\/ASN.2010090907","article-title":"Spectrum of mutations in Gitelman syndrome","volume":"22","author":"Dahan","year":"2011","journal-title":"J. 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