BARTTER SYNDROME MIMICKING HYPOPITUITARISM
ACTA ENDOCRINOLOGICA-BUCHAREST, cilt.9, sa.3, ss.479-485, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 9 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2013
- Doi Numarası: 10.4183/aeb.2013.479
- Dergi Adı: ACTA ENDOCRINOLOGICA-BUCHAREST
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.479-485
- Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Introduction. Bartter's Syndrome is a renal tubular defect characterized with low or normal blood pressure, hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis and hyperreninemic hyperaldosteronism due to renal sodium loss. Herein we reported a case who presented with growth retardation, growth hormone deficiency previously treated with growth hormone for a period of 6 months in mind and with hypopituitarism similar findings such as primary amenorrhea, fatigue, weakness and just diagnosed as Bartter's syndrome.