title: Adult onset distal renal tubular acidosis: a disorder of an autoimmune disease.
abstract: We present the case of 36 yrs old female who presented with acute onset quadriparesis who was subsequently diagnosed to have Sjogrens syndrome with distal RTA with hypothyroidism.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Medicine, LTM Medical College and LTMG Hospital, Sion, Mumbai 400022.
authors.forename: Swapnil A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Punekar
authors.forename: Deepa
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Korivi
authors.forename: Dharmendra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.forename: Sangeeta J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Pednekar
authors.forename: Sudeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Deshpande
mesh_terms: D000141:Acidosis, Renal Tubular / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D050031:Hashimoto Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000209:etiology; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*