Rare variant of bartter syndrome with sensorineural deafness

Rajesh Kumar, Pankaj Kumar, Manoj Kumar

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Abstract

Bartter syndrome is an inherited renal tubular disorder characterized by hypokalemia, hypochloremic metabolic alkalosis, hyperreninemia, hyper-prostaglandinism, normal blood pressure, with increased urinary loss of sodium, chloride, potassium, calcium and prostaglandins. There are five known type of Bartter syndrome, out of which type 4 and 5 are very rare. We are presenting here a case of Bartter syndrome with sensorineural hearing loss.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)293-294
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of Nepal Paediatric Society
Volume35
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • Bartter syndrome
  • Hypokalemia
  • Metabolic alkalosis
  • Sensorineural hearing loss

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