title: Type 3 renal tubular acidosis.
abstract: Renal tubular acidosis (RTA) is a group of transport defects in the reabsorption of bicarbonate, the excretion of hydrogen ion (H(+)), or both, resulting in systemic acidosis and hypokalemia with a normal glomerular filtration rate. Although isolated proximal (type 2) or distal (type 1) tubular pathologies are well characterized, a combined pathology leading to type 3 RTA is very rare. Here, we report a case of type 3 RTA, using an algorithmic approach to classify a scenario of hypokalemic metabolic acidosis in the setting of episodic flaccid paralysis.
authors: Department of Medicine, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research and Seth Sukhlal Karnani Hospital, Kolkata, India.
authors: R P
authors: RP
authors: Goswami
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Mondal
authors: P S
authors: PS
authors: Karmakar
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Ghosh
keywords: Algorithmic approach; India; renal tubular acidosis