hrp0084p3-1090 | Perinatal | ESPE2015

Crystal Formation in the Meibomian Glands as Diagnostic Proof of Pseudohypoaldosteronism Type I

van der Werf-Grohmann Natascha , Lausch Ekkehart , Wurm Michael , Kannan Cecil , Fuchs Hans , Spiekerkotter Ute , Schwab Karl Otfried

Background: Pseudohypoaldosteronism type I (PHA1) is a rare disease of mineralocorticoid resistance (MR). Neonatal manifestation leads to life-threatening dehydration due to massive salt-loss, acidosis and frequently, failure to thrive. Two clinically and genetically distinct forms exist, namely systemic and renal PHA1 caused by mutations in the subunit genes (SCNN1A, SCNN1B, SCNN1G) of the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) and mineralocorticoid recep...