A case of Bartter's syndrome associated with nephrocalcinosis presenting with tetany
| العنوان: | A case of Bartter's syndrome associated with nephrocalcinosis presenting with tetany |
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| المؤلفون: | Bülent Ataş, Mehmet Erol, Sevil Arı Yuca, Hüseyin Çaksen, Oğuz Tuncer, Şükrü Arslan, Ercan Kirimi |
| المصدر: | Journal of Pediatric Neurology. :045-047 |
| بيانات النشر: | Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 2015. |
| سنة النشر: | 2015 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Pediatrics, medicine.medical_specialty, endocrine system diseases, business.industry, Tetany, Hypochloremia, Metabolic alkalosis, urologic and male genital diseases, medicine.disease, Hypokalemia, Surgery, Bartter's syndrome, Polyuria, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, medicine, Hypercalciuria, Neurology (clinical), medicine.symptom, Nephrocalcinosis, business |
| الوصف: | A 10-year-old boy was admitted to hospital with a 3 month history of intermittent spasms of the wrists and ankles, and twitching of the eyelids. He also had polyuria, polydipsia, nocturnal enuresis, fatigue and constipation since he was a toddler. Physical examination revealed normal blood pressure, myokymia on the right eyelid and bilateral carpopedal spasms. Laboratory investigation revealed hypocalcemia, hypokalemia, increased plasma renin and aldosterone , hypercalciuria, metabolic alkalosis, and bilateral medullary nephrocalcinosis. Cranial computed tomography was normal. Based on the clinical and laboratory findings he was diagnosed as having Bartter’s syndrome, which is characterized by hypochloremia, hypokalaemia and metabolic alkalosis associated with potassium renal leakage, with normal blood pressure despite increased plasma renin activity. It is well known that tetany is not uncommon in the neonatal form of Bartter’s syndrome and nephrocalcinosis is usually not present in the classic form. Interestingly, our patient had both the clinical manifestations of the neonatal form and of the classic form of Bartter’s syndrome. In conclusion, we would like to emphasize that both the clinical manifestations of neonatal and classic forms of Bartter’s syndrome (as an overlapping syndrome) might be seen in children and that Bartter’s syndrome should also be considered in children with tetany as in our case. (J Pediatr Neurol 2004; 2 (1): 45-47). |
| تدمد: | 1875-9041 1304-2580 |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-0035-1557190 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::bfc94d291639122e5c1040665202cc4b https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1557190 |
| Rights: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi...........bfc94d291639122e5c1040665202cc4b |
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| تدمد: | 18759041 13042580 |
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| DOI: | 10.1055/s-0035-1557190 |