TY - JOUR T1 - Alport’s syndrome with type 4 renal tubular acidosis JF - BMJ Case Reports DO - 10.1136/bcr-2017-220146 VL - 2017 SP - bcr-2017-220146 AU - Thomas McDonnell AU - Chukwuma Chukwu AU - Christopher Wong Y1 - 2017/05/31 UR - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2017/bcr-2017-220146.abstract N2 - 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. ER -