DOI: 10.12890/2018_000764

Osteomalacia in a Case of Adult-Onset Bartter Syndrome

Authors

  • Rashid Naseem Khan Internal Medicine, Liaquat College of Medicine and Dentistry and Darul Sehat Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Farhana Saba Internal Medicine, Liaquat College of Medicine and Dentistry and Darul Sehat Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

dr.farhanasaba@gmail.com

Keywords

Bartter syndrome, metabolic alkalosis, hypokalemia, hypocalcemia, osteomalacia, CaSR

Abstract

Bartter syndrome is a rare heterogeneous disease characterised by a deficiency in sodium and chloride absorption. Gain-of-function mutations in the CASR gene have been described in some patients with Bartter syndrome associated with hypocalcaemia and hypercalciuria. We describe a case of adult-onset Bartter syndrome with hypocalcaemia severe enough to cause osteomalacia.

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Published

2018-01-09

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 3 (2018)

How to Cite

1.
Naseem Khan R, Saba F. Osteomalacia in a Case of Adult-Onset Bartter Syndrome. EJCRIM [Internet]. 2018 Jan. 9 [cited 2026 Nov. 4];5(3). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/ejcrim/article/view/764