Bartter syndrome is a rare inherited defect in the thick ascending limb of the 
loop of Henle. It is characterized by low potassium levels (hypokalaemia), 
increased blood pH (alkalosis) and normal to low blood pressure. There are three 
types of Bartter syndrome: neonatal, the classic type and Gitelman syndrome. 
Nephropathic cystinosis is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by 
accumulation of free cystine in lysosomes due to disorder of lysosomal transport 
that can lead to end stage renal failure within 10 years and multiorgan 
impairment. We report a 5 year 9 month old child with Bartter syndrome 
associated with nephropathic cystinosis, hypothyroidism and rickets. Hitherto, 
only a handful of similar cases have been reported in the literature.