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http://archive.cmb.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/70130/438| Title: | Hypokalemic paralysis associated with cystic disease of the kidney: case report |
| Authors: | Gamakaranage, C.S. Rodrigo, C. Jayasinghe, S. Rajapakse, S. |
| Issue Date: | 2011 |
| Citation: | BMC Nephrol. 2011 Apr 18;12:16 |
| Abstract: | BACKGROUND: Severe hypokalemia is known to cause muscle paralysis, and renal tubular acidosis is a recognized cause. Cystic disease of the kidney is associated with severe hypokalemia. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a 33-year-old male patient who presented with generalized limb weakness caused by severe hypokalemia due to renal tubular acidosis, who was found to have renal medullary cysts. CONCLUSION: The association of cystic renal disease with hypokalemia, and the possible pathophysiological basis of the development of renal cysts in patients with severe hypokalemia, are discussed. |
| URI: | http://archive.cmb.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/70130/438 |
| Appears in Collections: | Department of Clinical Medicine |
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