Open AccessType 3 renal tubular acidosis
Author(s) -
Raktima Goswami,
Sumantro Mondal,
PS Karmakar,
Alakendu Ghosh
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of nephrology/indian journal of nephrology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3662
pISSN - 0971-4065
DOI - 10.4103/0971-4065.106058
Subject(s) - hypokalemia , medicine , renal tubular acidosis , acidosis , metabolic acidosis , distal renal tubular acidosis , reabsorption , renal function , flaccid paralysis , endocrinology , renal physiology , kidney , paralysis , surgery
Renal tubular acidosis (RTA) is a group of transport defects in the reabsorption of bicarbonate, the excretion of hydrogen ion (H(+)), or both, resulting in systemic acidosis and hypokalemia with a normal glomerular filtration rate. Although isolated proximal (type 2) or distal (type 1) tubular pathologies are well characterized, a combined pathology leading to type 3 RTA is very rare. Here, we report a case of type 3 RTA, using an algorithmic approach to classify a scenario of hypokalemic metabolic acidosis in the setting of episodic flaccid paralysis.