Bartter syndrome
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Bartter syndrome (BS) is a rare inherited disease characterised by a defect in the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle, which results in low potassium levels (hypokalemia),[2] increased blood pH (alkalosis), and normal to low blood pressure. There are two types of Bartter syndrome: neonatal and classic. A closely associated disorder, Gitelman syndrome, is milder than both subtypes of Bartter syndrome.[citation needed]
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Bartter syndrome | |
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Other names | Salt-wasting nephropathy[1] |
Scheme of renal tubule and its vascular supply. | |
Specialty | Endocrinology |
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