Pseudohypoaldosteronism type 2
Pseudohypoaldosteronism type 2
Definition
A rare inherited form of hypertension characterized by hyperkalemia, hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis, normal or elevated aldosterone, low renin, and normal renal function.
Also known as chloride shunt syndrome, familial hyperkalemic hypertension, Gordon hyperkalemia-hypertension syndrome, hyperkalemia-hypertension syndrome, Gordon type, hypertensive hyperkalemia, mineralocorticoid resistant hyperkalemia, PHA2, PHAII, pseudohypoaldosteronism, type 2, pseudohypoaldosteronism, type II, Spitzer-Weinstein syndrome — per MONDO