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Form of hyperaldosteronism (renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system), triggered by resistance of the vessels to angiotensin, among other things as a result of laxative abuse or misuse of diuretics.
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Often young women in medical professions, possibly anorexia nervosa (Herold 2016). Furthermore, the clinical picture has been described frequently in children with cystic fibrosis (Faraji-Goodarzi M 2019) as well as in infants who were delivered by underweight mothers (Higuchi R et al. 2008).
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S.u. Bartter's syndrome
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Medical history + clinical symptoms
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Faraji-Goodarzi M (2019). Pseudo-Bartter syndrome in children with cystic fibrosis. Clin Case Rep7:1123-1126.
- Higuchi R et al (2008) Neonatal pseudo-Bartter syndrome due to maternal eating disorder. J Perinatol 28:646-648.
- Poli P et al. (2019) Should isolated pseudo-Bartter syndrome be considered a CFTR-related disorder of infancy? Pediatr Pulmonol 54:1578-1583.
- Vora S et al (2017) Maternal Pseudo-Bartter Syndrome Associated with Severe Perinatal Brain Injury. Indian Pediatr 54:771-773.
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