Unusual case of failure to thrive: Type III Bartter syndrome.
Bartter syndrome Type III is a rare autosomal recessive disorder resulting from an inherited defect in the thick ascending limb of the loop of henle of the nephrons in kidney. The typical clinical manifestations in childhood are failure to thrive and recurrent episodes of vomiting. Typical laboratory findings which help in the diagnosis are hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis, hypomagnesemia and hypercalciuria. We report a case of Type III Bartter syndrome not responding to repeated conventional treatment of failure to thrive.
Department of Pediatrics, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Kanti Children's Hospital, Mahargunj, Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Agrawal
Department of Pediatrics, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Kanti Children's Hospital, Mahargunj, Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Subedi
Department of Pediatrics, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Kanti Children's Hospital, Mahargunj, Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Ray
Department of Pediatrics, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Kanti Children's Hospital, Mahargunj, Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Rayamajhi
D001477:Bartter Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000652:urine; D005183:Failure to Thrive; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053565:Hypercalciuria / Q000652:urine; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000097:blood; D007223:Infant; D008275:Magnesium Deficiency / Q000097:blood; D009390:Nepal
Bartter syndrome; failure to thrive; hypercalciuria; hypomagnesemia; hypokalemia.