Severe Metabolic Alkalosis in a Patient with Growth Retardation, Malnutrition and Induced Vomiting
Konstantinos S. Mavromatidis, Gioulia V. Romanidou, Athanasios V. Bakaloudis, Anastasia K. Georgoulidou, Panagiota M. Zinapi
Asian Journal of Research in Nephrology · pp. 84–89 · Published 2 Jun 2026
10.9734/ajrn/2026/v9i1123Abstract
Metabolic alkalosis is maybe the most common and serious acid-base disorder in clinical practice (the life of any patient with pH>7.55 is at serious risk). It is accompanied by hypochloremia and hypokalemia. Its most common cause is the use of diuretics, the use of which is quite common, but also in the presence of vomiting, although there are rare cases due to hereditary diseases (Bartter, Gitelman). All these conditions are characterized by low blood pressure. However, there are also diseases with hypertension, which appear themselves with the same characteristics (conditions with intense mineralocorticoid action). A patient with impaired growth (short stature and underweight) is presented, with severe metabolic alkalosis, hypokalemia, hypochloremia, hyponatremia and hypotension, which concealed the presence of induced vomiting from her history. The case is described and a differential diagnosis from Bartter syndrome is made.
Cited by 0
No indexed citations yet.
Related research
- Persistent Complete Heart Block Unmasked by Severe Diabetic Ketoacidosis in a Young Woman: A Case Report — shares topic coverage
- Furosemide-Induced Acquired Bartter-Gitelman Phenotype Causing Torsades de Pointes in Acute Coronary Syndrome with HFrEF: A Case Series — shares topic coverage
- Hypophosphatemia in Refeeding Syndrome in Intrauterine Growth Restricted IUGR Neonates Who are Receiving Nutrition: A Prospective Observational Study — shares topic coverage
- Clinical Case of Successful Correction of Blood Electrolytes and Acid-Base Balance in Gitelman Syndrome — shares topic coverage
- The Root of the Problem: A Case Report of Licorice-Induced Hypokalemia — shares topic coverage
Article metrics
Real usage data collected on this platform.
0
Page views
0
PDF downloads
0
Outbound clicks
0
Citations
Views by country
Approximate, from request IP at view time — not citizenship or institution. Countries with fewer than 5 views are grouped as "Other".
No views recorded yet.
Traffic sources
Referring site, by host.
No traffic recorded yet.
Views and downloads exclude known bots/crawlers. Citations combines this platform's own DOI-resolved index with each external source's own reported total — see Cited by above for individually listed citing works. Last refreshed 0 seconds ago.