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Bartter syndrome
ICD-10 E26.8
ICD-9 255.13
OMIM 601678 241200 607364 602522
DiseasesDB 1254
MeSH D001477

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Phone:617-632-7753

Overview

Bartter syndrome is a rare inherited defect in the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle. It is characterized by low potassium levels (hypokalemia), decreased acidity of blood (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. The condition is named after Dr Frederic Bartter, who first described it in 1962.[1]

Features

In 90% of cases, neonatal Bartter syndrome is seen between 24 and 30 weeks of gestation with excess amnionic fluid (polyhydramnios). After birth, the infant is seen to urinate and drink excessively (polyuria, and polydipsia, respectively). Life-threatening dehydration may result if the infant does not receive adequate fluids. About 85% of infants dispose of excess amounts of calcium in the urine (hypercalciuria) and kidneys (nephrocalcinosis), which may lead to kidney stones. In rare occasions, the infant may progress to renal failure.

Patients with classic Bartter syndrome may have symptoms in the first two years of life, but they are usually diagnosed at school age or later. Like infants with the neonatal subtype, patients with classic Bartter syndrome also have polyuria, polydipsia, and a tendency to dehydration, but normal or just slightly increased urinary calcium excretion without the tendency to develop kidney stones. These patients also have vomiting and growth retardation. Kidney function is also normal if the disease is treated,[2] but occasionally patients proceed to end-stage renal failure. bartter's syndrome consists of hypokalaemia,alkalosis,normal blood pressues ,and elevated plasma renin and aldosterone.numerous causes of this syndrome probably exist.diagnostic pointers include hugh urinary potassium and chloride despite low serum values , increased plasma renin, hyperplasia of the juxtagloerular apparatus on renal biopsy, and careful exclusion of diuretic abuse .excess production of renal prostaglandins is oftenfound. magnesium wasting may also occur

Diagnosis

People suffering from Bartter syndrome present symptoms which are identical to those of patients who are on loop diuretics like furosemide.

The clinical findings characteristic of Bartter syndrome are hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis, and normal to low blood pressure. These findings may also be caused by:

  • Chronic vomiting: These patients will also have low urine chloride levels
  • Abuse of diuretic medications (water pills): The physician must screen urine for multiple diuretics before diagnosis is made.
  • Magnesium deficiency: These patients will also have low serum and urine magnesium

Patients with Bartter syndrome may also have elevated renin and aldosterone levels.[1]

Pathophysiology

Bartter syndrome is caused by mutations of genes encoding proteins that transport ions across renal cells in the thick ascending limb of the nephron.[2] Bartter and Gitelman syndromes can be divided into different subtypes based on the genes involved: neonatal Bartter's syndrome is caused by mutations of NKCC2 or ROMK, classic Bartter's syndrome by mutations of ClC-Kb, Bartter's syndrome associated with sensorineural deafness is due to mutations of BSND, Gitelman's syndrome to mutations of NCCT and Bartter's syndrome associated with autosomal dominant hypocalcemia is linked to mutations of CASR.[3]

Treatment

While patients should be encouraged to include liberal amounts of sodium and potassium in their diet, potassium supplements are usually required, and spironolactone is also used to reduce potassium loss. Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can be used as well, and are particularly helpful in patients with neonatal Bartter's syndrome. Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors can also be used.

Prognosis

The limited prognostic information available suggests that early diagnosis and appropriate treatment of infants and young children with Classic Bartter Syndrome may improve growth and perhaps neurointellectual development. On the other hand, sustained hypokalemia and hyperreninemia can cause progressive tubulointerstitial nephritis, resulting in end-stage-renal disease (Kidney failure). With early treatment of the electrolyte imbalances the prognosis for patients with Classic Bartter Syndrome is good.

Epidemiology

History

Bartter syndrome was first described in an article by Bartter et al in 1962.[1]

Related conditions

  • Bartter and Gitelman syndromes are both characterized by hypokalemia, normal to low blood pressure, and hypochloremic metabolic alkalosis.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bartter FC, Pronove P, Gill JR Jr, MacCardle RC (1962). "Hyperplasia of the juxtaglomerular complex with hyperaldosteronism and hypokalemic alkalosis. A new syndrome". Am J Med. 33: 811–28. PMID 13969763. Reproduced in Bartter FC, Pronove P, Gill JR, MacCardle RC (1998). "Hyperplasia of the juxtaglomerular complex with hyperaldosteronism and hypokalemic alkalosis. A new syndrome. 1962". J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. 9 (3): 516–28. PMID 9513916.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Rodriguez-Soriano J (1998). "Bartter and related syndromes: the puzzle is almost solved". Pediatr Nephrol. 12 (4): 315–27. PMID 9655365.
  3. Naesens M, Steels P, Verberckmoes R, Vanrenterghem Y, Kuypers D (2004). "Bartter's and Gitelman's syndromes: from gene to clinic". Nephron Physiol. 96 (3): p65–78. PMID 15056980.
  4. Gitelman HJ, Graham JB, Welt LG (1966). "A new familial disorder characterized by hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia". Trans Assoc Am Physicians. 79: 221–35. PMID 5929460.

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