| Literature DB >> 3556185 |
T Sluysmans, J P Vanoverschelde, P Malvaux.
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A girl, 12 years of age, was referred for short stature. Clinical examination and laboratory investigations currently performed in a case of growth failure gave normal results. Renal echography revealed a hyper-echogenic renal medulla. An excretory urogram showed medullary sponge kidney with bilateral renal calculi. An ammonium chloride loading test revealed a defect in acid excretion and led to the diagnosis of incomplete renal tubular acidosis. Treatment with oral bicarbonate was associated with an increase in growth velocity.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 3556185 DOI: 10.1007/BF00647294
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Pediatr ISSN: 0340-6199 Impact factor: 3.183