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[Bartter syndrome: a new therapeutic approach].

Marta Mendonça1, Adriana Pinheiro, Isabel Castro

  • 1Serviço de Pediatria, Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo, Ponta Delgada, Açores, Portugal.

Acta Medica Portuguesa
|August 4, 2012
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Bartter syndrome treatment in children is challenging. Aliskiren, a renin inhibitor, was successfully used to reduce potassium needs and mitigate gastric ulcer risks in an pediatric patient.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Nephrology
  • Rare Genetic Disorders
  • Gastroenterology

Background:

  • Bartter syndrome is a rare hereditary salt-wasting tubulopathy.

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  • Aliskiren, a renin inhibitor, has limited pediatric use data for Bartter syndrome.