Hypokalemia with nephrocalcinosis: a variant of Bartter's syndrome.
A 28-year-old male presented with profound hypokalemia and was found to have a variant of Bartter's syndrome with nephrocalcinosis, hypercalciuria, normal distal fractional reabsorption of chloride and normal sodium delivery to the distal tubule.
Wang
C W
CW
Department of Medicine, Auckland Hospital, NZ.
Simpson
I J
IJ
D000328:Adult; D001477:Bartter Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006929:Hyperaldosteronism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D009397:Nephrocalcinosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*