- Case Report
- A Case of Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis Associated with Medullary Sponge Kidney
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Sung Jun Jang, Jo Yun Jung, Jun Sik Kim, Heung Sik Kim, Hee Jung Lee
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2001;44(1):89-93. Published online January 15, 2001
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Renal tubular acidosis is a clinical state of systemic hyperchloremic acidosis resulting from impaired urine acidification. Medullary sponge kidney is a renal parenchymal malformation characterized by cystic dilatation of the collecting ducts. Although medullary sponge kidney is a congenital disease, it is rarely identified in childhood and is usually discovered in adulthood. Medullary sponge kidney patients may have defects in... |
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