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Hypokalemic Paralysis due to Primary Sjögren Syndrome: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Joint Authors
Garza-Alpirez, A.
Arana-Guajardo, A. C.
Esquivel-Valerio, J. A.
Villarreal-Alarcón, M. A.
Galarza-Delgado, Dionicio Ángel
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-08-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Tubulointerstitial nephritis (TIN) is the main renal involvement associated with primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS).
TIN can manifest as distal renal tubular acidosis (RTA), nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, proximal tubular dysfunction, and others.
We present a 31-year-old female with hypokalemic paralysis due to distal RTA (dRTA).
She received symptomatic treatment and hydroxychloroquine with a good response.
There is insufficient information on whether to perform a kidney biopsy in these patients or not.
The evidence suggests that there is an inflammatory background and therefore a potential serious affection to these patients, such as hypokalemic paralysis.
We found 52 cases of hypokalemic paralysis due to dRTA in pSS patients.
The majority of those patients were treated only with symptomatic medication.
Patients who received corticosteroids had stable evolution even though they did not have another symptomatology.
With such heterogeneous information, prospective studies are needed to assess the value of adding corticosteroids as a standardized treatment of this manifestation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Garza-Alpirez, A.& Arana-Guajardo, A. C.& Esquivel-Valerio, J. A.& Villarreal-Alarcón, M. A.& Galarza-Delgado, Dionicio Ángel. 2017. Hypokalemic Paralysis due to Primary Sjögren Syndrome: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Rheumatology،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149982
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Garza-Alpirez, A.…[et al.]. Hypokalemic Paralysis due to Primary Sjögren Syndrome: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Rheumatology No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149982
American Medical Association (AMA)
Garza-Alpirez, A.& Arana-Guajardo, A. C.& Esquivel-Valerio, J. A.& Villarreal-Alarcón, M. A.& Galarza-Delgado, Dionicio Ángel. Hypokalemic Paralysis due to Primary Sjögren Syndrome: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Rheumatology. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149982
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1149982