Association of amelogenesis imperfecta and Bartter's syndrome

A. C. V. Kumar; V Alekya; M. S. V. V. Krishna; K Alekya; M Aruna; M. H. K. Reddy; B Sangeetha; R Ram; VS Kumar

doi:10.4103/ijn.IJN_203_16

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Year : 2017 | Volume : 27 | Issue : 5 | Page : 399-401

Association of amelogenesis imperfecta and Bartter's syndrome

A. C. V. Kumar¹, V Alekya², M. S. V. V. Krishna², K Alekya², M Aruna³, M. H. K. Reddy¹, B Sangeetha¹, R Ram¹, VS Kumar¹
¹ Department of Nephrology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
² Department of Medicine, Sri Venkateswara Medical College, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
³ Department of Medicine, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India

Correspondence Address:
R Ram
Department of Nephrology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
India

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

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DOI: 10.4103/ijn.IJN_203_16

Bartter's syndrome is an autosomal recessive renal tubular disorder characterized by hypokalemia, hypochloremia, metabolic alkalosis, and hyperreninemia with normal blood pressure. Bartter's syndrome is associated with hypercalciuria and nephrocalcinosis. Amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) is a group of hereditary disorders that affect dental enamel. AI could be part of several syndromes. The enamel renal syndrome is the association of AI and nephrocalcinosis. We report two patients of AI with Bartter's syndrome.

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