Article
[Primary distal renal tubular acidosis in children in the South of Tunisia: study of 15 cases].
La Tunisie medicale - 1 Apr 2013
Kamoun T, Sfaihi L, Kamoun F, Chabchoub I, Aloulou H, Hachicha M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: primary distal renal tubular acidosis in children (RTA) is characterized by metabolic acidosis due to defect in urinary excretion of hydrogen (H+) in the distal tubular. AIM: To report the epidemiological, clinical, therapeutic and evolutionary of distal RTA in our patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study of all cases of distal RTA collected in the department of pediatrics of...
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