Open AccessNeonatal Bartter syndrome: A case report from Northern India
Author(s) -
Astitva Singh,
Nishant Sharma,
Prachi P. Agarwal,
Bolledu Swaroop Anand,
Abhinav Shukla
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ukraïnsʹkij žurnal nefrologìï ta dìalìzu
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2616-7352
pISSN - 2304-0238
DOI - 10.31450/ukrjnd.4(72).2021.02
Subject(s) - polyuria , polydipsia , bartter syndrome , medicine , failure to thrive , vomiting , pediatrics , constipation , loop of henle , hypokalemia , metabolic alkalosis , endocrinology , kidney , diabetes mellitus , reabsorption
. Bartter Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder affecting the renal tubular system causing a decreased absorption of sodium and chloride in the thick ascending limb of the Henle loop. Most children present in infancy with complaints of polyuria, polydipsia, vomiting, constipation and failure to thrive while older children present with recurrent episodes of dehydration, muscle weakness and cramps. The present study aimed to demonstrate a case of Bartter syndrome presenting as acute gastroenteritis.