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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
2015-01-01
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Series: | Annals of Saudi Medicine |
Online Access: | https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2015.69 |