title: Magnesium-responsive incomplete distal renal tubular acidosis in patients with liver cirrhosis.
abstract: In 4 patients with nonalcoholic liver cirrhosis, the incomplete form of distal renal tubular acidosis was demonstrated by the CaCl2 load test. Mg replenishment corrected the acidification defect.
mesh_terms: D000141:Acidosis, Renal Tubular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D002122:Calcium Chloride; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications*; D008274:Magnesium / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008275:Magnesium Deficiency / Q000150:complications*; D014556:Urine / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D008274:Magnesium; D002122:Calcium Chloride