Abstract：
:Hypokalemic periodic paralysis (hypoKPP) is a clinical entity characterized by recurrent skeletal muscle paralysis due to a decrease in serum potassium levels; hypoKPP can have either a primary (familial) or a secondary cause. One of the secondary causes of hypoKPP is distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA). Distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA) is diagnosed when the urinary pH is greater than 5.3 and in the presence of hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis and hypokalemia, with one of the causes being primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS). PSS can have both glandular and extra glandular manifestations, with dryness of the eyes and mouth being the most common presenting symptoms. DRTA arising from pSS is very unusual, occurring in fewer than 2% of the cases of Sjogren's syndrome (SS). Here, we report on a case of recurrent flaccid quadriparesis that appears to have been caused by distal RTA, resulting in hypokalemia; upon further investigation and clinical evaluation, the patient was diagnosed with pSS.
journal_name
P R Health Sci Jjournal_title
Puerto Rico health sciences journalauthors
Bansal N,Kumar PA,Agarwal MP,Aggarwal Asubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2017-12-01 00:00:00pages
240-242issue
4eissn
0738-0658issn
2373-6011journal_volume
36pub_type
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journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
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journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
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journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
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journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
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journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
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journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
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journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
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journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
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journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
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journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
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journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
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journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
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journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
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journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
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更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
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journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
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journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
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