title: Hypokalemic quadriplegia and respiratory arrest revealing primary Sjögren's syndrome.
abstract: We report a case of hypokalemic flaccid quadriplegia with sudden respiratory arrest in a 38-year-old woman discovered to have distal renal tubular acidosis which lead to the diagnosis of primary Sjögren's syndrome. This case is compared to 8 similar cases previously described in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Service de Néphrologie, CHRU Dupuytren, Limoges, France.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Poux
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Peyronnet
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Le Meur
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Favereau
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Charmes
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leroux-Robert
mesh_terms: D000141:Acidosis, Renal Tubular / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000150:complications*; D007686:Kidney Tubules, Distal / Q000473:pathology; D009123:Muscle Hypotonia / Q000150:complications; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000150:complications*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000150:complications*; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology