Congenital chloridorrhoea or so-called congenital alkalosis with diarrhoea

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Abstract
The seventh case of this disease is reported. An 8-year-old boy showed the typical high fecal Cl levels, with metabolic alkalosis due to K and Cl deficiency. A new name for the syndrome [Congenital Chloridorrhea] is proposed, which better describes the biochemical lesion. The aim of therapy should be to correct K deficiency, which can best be done by limiting Cl intake and giving K as an alkaline salt, despite the alkalosis.