title: Respiratory paralysis in Sjogren syndrome with normal renal function.
abstract: We report a 28-year-old woman who presented with quadriparesis and respiratory failure, and had severe hypokalaemia and distal renal tubular acidosis. She recovered completely on potassium and alkali supplementation. Biopsy and scintigraphy of the minor salivary glands confirmed the presence of Sjogren syndrome. A 6-month course of prednisolone did not correct the distal renal tubular acidosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: K Sairam
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: Vivekanand
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jha
authors.forename: Ritambra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nada
authors.forename: Harbir S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kohli
authors.forename: Kamal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sud
authors.forename: Krishan L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Vinay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sakhuja
mesh_terms: D000141:Acidosis, Renal Tubular / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000150:complications; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012133:Respiratory Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000473:pathology; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*