Article
Transient hyponatremia of prematurity caused by mild Bartter syndrome type II: a case report.
BMC pediatrics - 26 Jun 2020
Verma Subhrata, Chanchlani Rahul, Siu Victoria Mok, Filler Guido
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Bartter syndrome subtypes are a group of rare renal tubular diseases characterized by impaired salt reabsorption in the tubule, specifically the thick ascending limb of Henle's loop. Clinically, they are characterized by the association of hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis, hypercalciuria, nephrocalcinosis, increased levels of plasma renin and aldosterone, low blood pressure and vascular resistance to...
Topics
- Bartter Syndrome
- Child
- Female
- Humans
- Hyponatremia
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Mutation
- Nephrocalcinosis
- Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying
- Pregnancy
