Type IV renal tubular acidosis associated with Alport's syndrome.

Tkácová, R; Roland, R; Böör, A; Kovácová, A; Lazúrová, I; Tkác, I; Hildebrand, T; Sefara, P · Postgrad Med J · 1993

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A case of hereditary nephritis with mild reduction of renal function associated with renal tubular acidosis type IV is described. The patient was admitted with life-threatening hyperkalaemia. To our knowledge, type IV renal tubular acidosis has not been reported previously in association with Alport's syndrome in an adult patient.

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