J Korean Diabetes Assoc.
2000 Feb;24(1):90-96.
A Case of Bartter's Syndrome occurring in Diabetes Mellitus
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Bartter's syndrome is characterized by hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis, hyperreninemia and secondary hyperaldosteronism without hypertension and edema, Histologically, existing hyperplasia of the juxtaglomerular cell occurs mostly in childhood or adolescence, and initial presentation in patients over 40 years old of age is very rare. It has been recorded that Bartter's syndrome is associated with glucose intolerance, but not with overt diabetes mellitus. Whether this association is coincidental or causal is uncertain, although hypokalemia can cause glucose intolerance. We experienced a case of Bartters syndrome in 44 years old non-insulin dependent diabetic woman. She improved with potassium supplements along with combination of prostaglandin synthetase inhibitor and aldosterona antagonist. We report present case with the review of literature.
