title: Acquired Bartter syndrome following gentamicin therapy.
abstract: Aminoglycoside nephrotoxicity may manifest as nonoliguric renal failure or tubular dysfunction, such as Fanconi-like syndrome, Bartter-like syndrome (BS), or distal renal tubular acidosis. We report a case who developed severe renal tubular dysfunction on the the 7thday of gentamicin therapy, resulting in metabolic alkalosis, refractory hypokalemia, hypocalcemia, hypomagnesemia, and polyuria. The patient was diagnosed as a case of transient BS associated with gentamicin exposure. The patient recovered with conservative management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, King George Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, King George Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, King George Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, King George Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Institute of Medical Science, BHU, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dinkar
keywords: Acquired Bartter-like syndrome; electrolyte imbalance; gentamicin