Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Renal salt wasting
Loss of salt in urine
HP:0000127
What it means
A high concentration of one or more electrolytes in the urine in the presence of low serum concentrations of the electrolyte(s).
Rare diseases that can present with this12
Very common80–99%
4Common30–79%
5The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Renal salt-wasting · Salt wasting · Salt-wasting
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