Open AccessDistal renal tubular acidosis in Sjögren's syndrome
Author(s) -
Ram Narayan,
Mansoor C Abdulla,
Jemshad Alungal,
Krishnadas Nandakumar
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation/našrat amraḍ wa zira'aẗ al-kulaẗ
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2320-3838
pISSN - 1319-2442
DOI - 10.4103/1319-2442.229289
Subject(s) - medicine , distal renal tubular acidosis , renal tubular acidosis , interstitial nephritis , hypokalemic periodic paralysis , acidosis , glomerulonephritis , disease , gastroenterology , kidney , hypokalemia
Interstitial nephritis and immune complex-mediated glomerulonephritis are the two common renal manifestations of primary Sjögren's syndrome (SS). Here, we discuss three cases of primary SS where presenting manifestation was distal renal tubular acidosis. The possibility of an underlying autoimmune disorder should be considered in a patient presenting with distal tubular acidosis or recurrent hypokalemic periodic paralysis as treatment of primary disease improves the outcome of illness.