Type IV renal tubular acidosis associated with Alport's syndrome.
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.
Tkácová
R
R
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Kosice, Slovakia.
Roland
R
R
Böör
A
A
Kovácová
A
A
Lazúrová
I
I
Tkác
I
I
Hildebrand
T
T
Sefara
P
P
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