Type IV renal tubular acidosis associated with Alport's syndrome

Type IV renal tubular acidosis associated with Alport's syndrome

A case of hereditary nephritis with mild reduction of renal function associated with renal tubular acidosis type IV is described. The patient was admitted with life-threatening hyperkalaemia. To our knowledge, type IV renal tubular acidosis has not been reported previously in association with Alport...

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Veröffentlicht in:Postgraduate medical journal 1993-10, Vol.69 (816), p.823-825
Hauptverfasser: Tkácová, R., Roland, R., Böör, A., Kovácová, A., Lazúrová, I., Tkác, I., Hildebrand, T., Sefara, P.
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Sprache:eng
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Acidosis, Renal Tubular - complications
Acidosis, Renal Tubular - pathology
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Glomerulonephritis
Humans
Kidney Glomerulus - ultrastructure
Male
Medical sciences
Nephritis, Hereditary - complications
Nephritis, Hereditary - pathology
Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases
Nephropathies. Renovascular diseases. Renal failure
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Zusammenfassung:A case of hereditary nephritis with mild reduction of renal function associated with renal tubular acidosis type IV is described. The patient was admitted with life-threatening hyperkalaemia. To our knowledge, type IV renal tubular acidosis has not been reported previously in association with Alport's syndrome in an adult patient.
ISSN:0032-5473
1469-0756
DOI:10.1136/pgmj.69.816.823