Choroidal calcification in Bartter syndrome

Am J Ophthalmol. 1998 Nov;126(5):727-9. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(98)00126-3.

Abstract

Purpose: Bartter syndrome is characterized by hyperplasia of the renal juxtaglomerular apparatus, hyperaldosteronism, and hypokalemic alkalosis. We report a case of Bartter syndrome associated with normal serum calcium levels and posterior choroidal calcification.

Methods: Case report. A 59-year-old man with bilateral cataract and Bartter syndrome underwent a complete ophthalmic examination, including standardized echography before and after cataract surgery.

Results: Before cataract surgery, echography identified small, hyperreflective, multifocal, bilateral choroidal lesions with posterior shadowing. After surgery, these lesions appeared as yellow-white, barely elevated plaques with smooth edges and were diagnosed as choroidal calcification.

Conclusions: Choroidal calcification may occur in patients with Bartter syndrome. This condition should be added to the differential diagnosis of posterior segment calcification.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bartter Syndrome / blood
  • Bartter Syndrome / complications*
  • Calcinosis / blood
  • Calcinosis / complications*
  • Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Calcium / blood
  • Cataract / complications
  • Cataract Extraction
  • Choroid Diseases / blood
  • Choroid Diseases / complications*
  • Choroid Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Fundus Oculi
  • Humans
  • Lens Implantation, Intraocular
  • Magnesium / blood
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Syndrome
  • Ultrasonography
  • Visual Acuity

Substances

  • Magnesium
  • Calcium