TITLE:
Atypical Presentation of Classical Bartter Syndrome as a Case of Chronic Diarrhea and Failure to Thrive
AUTHORS:
Anil Kumar Mohanty, Deepti Damayanty Pradhan, Bijay Kumar Meher, Pradeep Sivraj
KEYWORDS:
Bartter Syndrome; Chronic Diarrhea; Ibuprofen Therapy
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Nephrology,
Vol.3 No.4,
December
27,
2013
ABSTRACT: The classical Bartter syndrome is an uncommon tubular
disorder of autosomal recessive inheritance, characterized by early childhood
onset of polyuria, polydipsia, vomiting, dehydration, constipation and salt
craving habit. The long-term
outlook for patients with Bartter syndrome is not certain. If not properly treated, it may lead to failure to thrive and growth
retardation. We herein report a case of 18-month-old girl
child who presented chronic diarrhea and failure to thrive and then was diagnosed as a case of classical Bartter syndrome. She was successfully treated
with potassium supplementation and ibuprofen therapy.