Bartter Syndrome With Normal Aldosterone Level and Acute Pancreatitis: An Unusual Presentation.

Noor Ayaz¹, Matti Ullah², Waqar Ahmad¹, Farhan Ullah¹, Ikram Ullah Khan¹, Fahad Naim¹, Awais Naeem¹, Fatima Sajjad², Kamil Ahmad Kamil³

¹Department of Medicine Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar Pakistan.

²Department of Medicine Khyber Medical College Peshawar Pakistan.

³Internal Medicine Department Nasrat Bashir Curative Hospital Kandahar Afghanistan.

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Abstract

Bartter syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive renal tubulopathy, which classically presents with hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis, hyperreninemia, and hyperaldosteronism. We report an atypical presentation in a 16-year-old male who was diagnosed following an initial manifestation of acute pancreatitis. Key biochemical findings included profound hypokalemia (1.4 mEq/L), metabolic alkalosis, hyperre…

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