Description

A patient with Sjogren's syndrome may develop interstitial nephritis and distal renal tubular acidosis. The patient may present with one of the complications.


Clinical features:

(1) Sjogren's syndrome

(2) distal renal tubular acidosis

(3) hypokalemia

 

Complications may include:

(1) osteomalacia

(2) hypokalemic paralysis

(3) nephrogenic diabetes insipidus


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