Abstract

Neonatal Bartter’s syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive congenital renal tubular disorder that characterized by severe polyhydramnios resulting from intrauterine onset polyuria. It is a life-threatening condition because of its severe clinic course. We report here two rare cases of neonatal Bartter’s syndrome in order to stress that early indomethacin treatment in addition to appropriate fluid and electrolyte support would be an appropriate approach

Keywords: Neonatal, Bartter’s syndrome, renal tubular disorder, premature delivery, polyhydramnios, nephrocalcinosis, indomethacin

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Hakan N, Okumuş N, Aydın M, Zenciroğlu A, Erdoğan Ö, Fettah A, et al. NEONATAL BARTTER’S SYNDROME: REPORT OF TWO CASES. Turk J Pediatr Dis [Internet]. 2011 Aug. 1 [cited 2025 May 25];5(2):108-13. Available from: https://turkjpediatrdis.org/article/view/141