| A case of Bartter's syndrome. |
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Kyu Young Lee1, Byoung Soo Cho1, Hah Young Lee2, Jay Bernstein3 |
1Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
2Department of Pediatrics, Dong Inckeon Gil Hospital, Incheon, Korea
3Department of Anatomic Pathology, William Beaumont Hospital, Michigan, U.S.A. |
| Bartter씨 증후군 치험 1례 |
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이규영1, 조병수1, 이하영2, Bernstein Jay3 |
1경희대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실
2동인천 길병원 소아과
3William Beaumont Hospital. Michigan. U.S.A. |
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Received: 2 August 1990 • Accepted: 6 November 1990 |
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| Abstract |
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Bartter’s syndrome in characterized by renal potassium wasting, hypokalemic alkalosis, hyper-
reninemia, normal blood pressure and resistance to the blood pressure augmenting effect of angioten-
sin, accompanied by often hypomagnesemia and increased production of certain renal prostaglandins.
The primary defect in this rare disorder is considered to be a renal tubular dysfunction. We had
experienced a case of Bartter’s syndrome in 9 months old male infant, who had a dramatic response
by indomethacin. In addition to case report, brief review of related literatures was done. |
| Key Words:
Bartter's syndrome, Indomethacin |
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