ea0081p141 | Pituitary and Neuroendocrinology | ECE2022
Barbacariu Ioana-Cristina
, blesneac ilona-beatrice
, Rosu Andreea
, Protop Madalina
, Munteanu Mihaela
, Gorduza Eusebiu-Vlad
, Preda Cristina
Introduction: Bartter syndrome (BS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder, with an estimated prevalence of 1 in 1.000.000. It is characterized by a primary defect in sodium chloride reabsorption in the medullary thick ascending limb of Henles loop. Severe hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis, hyponatremia, hypochloremia, hyperaldosteronism, and increased urinary loss of sodium, potassium, and chloride can raise the suspicion of BS, but genetic testing is required for a defi...