Hypokalemia due to Fanconi syndrome in a patient with obstructive jaundice.
There are limited data regarding tubular dysfunction in patients with obstructive jaundice. Here, we present a patient aged 79 years with protracted obstructive jaundice due to choledocholithiasis who developed hypokalemia with inappropriate kaliuria as a part of a non-acidotic generalized proximal tubular dysfunction, which included renal phosphate, uric acid and glucose wasting.
Liamis
George
G
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ioannina, Greece.
Bairaktari
Eleni
E
Elisaf
Moses
M
D000368:Aged; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000150:complications*; D005198:Fanconi Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D042882:Gallstones / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000209:etiology*