title: A neglected case of renal tubular acidosis.
abstract: In this report, we present a case of a child with distal renal tubular acidosis, severe failure to thrive and profound rickets, who was only 7.8 Kg when presented at 6 years of age. His response to treatment and his follow-up for four years is discussed. Although failure to thrive is a common finding in renal tubular acidosis but the physical and x-ray findings in our case were unique.
authors.affiliation: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz Nephro-Urology Research Center, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Derakhshan
authors.forename: Mitra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Basiratnia
authors.forename: Mohammad Hossein
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Fallahzadeh
authors.forename: Ghamar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hosseini-Al-Hashemi
mesh_terms: D000141:Acidosis, Renal Tubular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005183:Failure to Thrive / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011189:Potassium Chloride / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012279:Rickets / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017693:Sodium Bicarbonate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014815:Vitamins / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014815:Vitamins; D014807:Vitamin D; D011189:Potassium Chloride; D017693:Sodium Bicarbonate