Iqbal Haider, Intekhab Alam, Akhtar Sherin.
Renal tubular acidosis: A case report
J Postgrad Med Inst Oct - Dec 2004;18(4):697-700.
Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar
This case report describes a 19 years old boy presenting with bilateral lumbar pain, abdominal cramps and generalized bodyaches. Systemic examination was unremarkable. Patient was diagnosed as Type 1 Renal Tubular Acidosis on the basis of alkaline urine, nephrocalcinosis, hypokalemic hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis with normal serum anion gap and positive ammonium chloride challenge test.
Category: Case Reports
Keywords: Renal Tubular Acidosis. Anion Gap. Metabolic Acidosis.
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