Acute-onset paralysis in a patient of rheumatoid arthritis

Renal tubular acidosis (RTA) is a disorder of renal acidification characterized by inability to acidify urine to pH <5.5 despite the presence of severe systemic metabolic acidosis and hypokalemia. Hypokalemia leads to acute-onset paralysis and may be a presenting manifestation of RTA. Its associa...

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Main Authors: Ankur Nandan Varshney, Pratibha Prasad, Nilesh Kumar, Nand Kumar Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2015-01-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2015.69