Pa. Koul et al., SPORADIC DISTAL RENAL TUBULAR-ACIDOSIS AND PERIODIC HYPOKALEMIC PARALYSIS IN KASHMIR, Journal of internal medicine, 233(6), 1993, pp. 463-466
Twenty-one cases of renal tubular acidosis presenting with periodic hy
pokalaemic muscular weakness, that were seen over an 8-year period. ar
e presented. The biochemical features suggested a diagnosis of distal
renal tubular acidosis and absence of family history with negative scr
eening of eighteen families pointed towards the primary sporadic natur
e of the disorder in nineteen of the cases. Alkali and replacement pot
assium therapy resulted in immediate and sustained clinical recovery i
n all the cases.