All issues > Volume 30(8); 1987

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1987;30(8):922-927. Published online August 31, 1987.

A Case of Bartter's Syndrome.

Jeong A Hwang¹, Jung Hye Choi¹, Jae Seung Lee¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Yon Sei University, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Bartter’s syndrome is rare disease which is characterized by hypokalemia, hypochloremic meta- bolic alkalosis, hyperreninemic hyperaldosteronism, hyporesponsiveness to pressors, and juxtag- lomeurlar apparatus hyperplasia. We had experienced a case of Bartter’s syndrome in 4 months old male infant. The diagnosis was made by clinical, biochemical and pathological studies. Literatures were reviewed briefly.

Keywords :Bartter’s syndrome