Hypokalaemic paralysis revealing Sjogren syndrome in an elderly man

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 157-158

  Al Jubouri, M A ^a,b   Jones, S ^b   Macmillan, R ^b   Harris, C ^b   Griffiths, R D ^b  

^a WHISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Hypokalaemic paralysis; Renal tubular acidosis; Sjogren syndrome

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HYPERCHLOREMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOKALEMIC PERIODIC PARALYSIS; KIDNEY TUBULE ACIDOSIS; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SUBSTITUTION THERAPY; URINE PH;

EID: 0032940464     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.52.2.157     Document Type: Article

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