PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Thomas McDonnell
AU  - Chukwuma Chukwu
AU  - Christopher Wong
TI  - Alport’s syndrome with type 4 renal tubular acidosis
AID  - 10.1136/bcr-2017-220146
DP  - 2017 May 31
TA  - BMJ Case Reports
PG  - bcr-2017-220146
VI  - 2017
4099  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2017/bcr-2017-220146.short
4100  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2017/bcr-2017-220146.full
AB  - This case report details a 51-year-old man with Alport’s syndrome resulting in chronic nephritis with stable renal function and sensorineural deafness. The patient was being investigated for persistently raised potassium refractory to dietary and pharmacological modification. Subsequently, the patient was found to have type 4 renal tubular acidosis, and potassium normalised with the addition of fludrocortisone.