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ORPHA:93605Clinical subtype
Also called Bartter syndrome type III
What it is
A form of Bartter syndrome characterized by a later age at onset than the other types of Bartter syndrome, typically presenting beyond the first year of life with failure to thrive, hypokalemic and hypochloremic metabolic alkalosis, increased levels of plasma renin and aldosterone and low to normal blood pressure.
Key facts
- Age of onset
- Adolescent, Adult, Childhood, Infancy
- Inheritance
- Autosomal recessive
- Classified as
- Clinical subtype
Recorded for the broader condition
- Prevalence
- 1-9 / 100 000 (at birth, Kuwait)Bartter syndrome
Orphanet records these for the broader condition rather than for this specific form. They are a starting point, not a figure for this subtype — subtypes often differ, and some are defined by being rarer than the condition they sit under.
Gene
ICD-10 codes
ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.
Related health topics
Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.
Cross-references
Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.
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