Renal Tubular Acidosis in the Postpartum Period: A Case Report and Literature Review | Zendy

Carlos Durán | Zendy; Mayra Estacio | Zendy; Fredy Lozano | Zendy; Esteban Echeverri | Zendy; Maria Juliana Riascos | Zendy; Juan G. Posada | Zendy; Johanna Schweineberg | Zendy

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Renal Tubular Acidosis in the Postpartum Period: A Case Report and Literature Review

Author(s) -

Carlos Durán,

Mayra Estacio,

Fredy Lozano,

Esteban Echeverri,

Maria Juliana Riascos,

Juan G. Posada,

Johanna Schweineberg

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

case reports in nephrology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6641

pISSN - 2090-665X

DOI - 10.1155/2021/6693013

Subject(s) - distal renal tubular acidosis , hypokalemia , nephrocalcinosis , medicine , metabolic acidosis , renal tubular acidosis , anion gap , endocrinology , acidosis , nephron , kidney

Case Presentation . Distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA) is characterized by impaired hydrogen ion secretion in the distal nephron resulting either from decreased net activity of the proton pump or from increased luminal membrane hydrogen ion permeability. Typical complications of dRTA include severe hypokalemia, normal anion gap metabolic acidosis, nephrolithiasis, and nephrocalcinosis. The patient is a 25-year-old woman in immediate puerperium with hypokalemia leading to paralysis, and the laboratory findings in this patients were concerning for dRTA. It is rare to encounter this entity during pregnancy, and the impact of this pathology is unknown.

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