title: Type IV renal tubular acidosis associated with Alport's syndrome.
abstract: A case of hereditary nephritis with mild reduction of renal function associated with renal tubular acidosis type IV is described. The patient was admitted with life-threatening hyperkalaemia. To our knowledge, type IV renal tubular acidosis has not been reported previously in association with Alport's syndrome in an adult patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Kosice, Slovakia.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tkácová
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Roland
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Böör
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kovácová
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lazúrová
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tkác
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hildebrand
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sefara
mesh_terms: D000141:Acidosis, Renal Tubular / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D009394:Nephritis, Hereditary / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology