/Bartter disease type 3

Bartter disease type 3

Rare Disease

MONDO:0011822

Also Known As

BARTS3Bartter disease type 3Bartter syndrome type 3Bartter syndrome type IIIadult Bartter syndromeclassic Bartter syndromeBartter syndrome classicBartter syndrome, classicBartter syndrome, type 3Bartter syndrome, type 3, with hypocalciuria

Definition

Classic Bartter syndrome is a type of Bartter syndrome, characterized by a milder clinical picture than the antenatal/infantile subtype, and presenting with failure to thrive, hypokalemic alkalosis, increased levels of plasma renin and aldosterone, low blood pressure and vascular resistance to angiotensin II.