[Complete primary distal renal tubular acidosis in children: 11 cases].
OBJECTIVE
Analyze the clinical and evolutive particularities of complete primary distal renal tubular acidosis in children,


METHODS
We studied retrospectively 11 cases enrolled in the pediatrics department of Sousse during 10 years period (1993-2002).


RESULTS
It is about 9 boys and 2 girls (sex-ratio = 45) aged 3 month to 5 years (mean age: 18 months). Diagnosis was suspected on clinical and biological data of presumption and confirmed by acidification test. Radiological investigation objectified a nephrocalcinosis in eight patients and urinary lithiasis in two other cases. Auditive exploration showed sensorineural deafness in three patients. The illness appears sporadic in two cases and autosomal recessive in nine other cases. After alkali treatment (sodium bicarbonate), evolution was globally favorable.
Chemli
Jalel
J
Service de pédiatrie, CHU Sahloul Sousse.
Missaoui
Najet
N
Selmi
Habib
H
Miled
Habib
H
Doggi
Mohamed
M
Essoussi
Ahmed Sahloul
AS
Harbi
Abdelaziz
A
D000141:Acidosis, Renal Tubular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017693:Sodium Bicarbonate / Q000627:therapeutic use
D017693:Sodium Bicarbonate