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Nephrocalcinosis in glucose-galactose malabsorption, association with renal tubular acidosis

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We report an association of renal tubular acidosis (RTA) in two children with glucose-galactose malabsorption (GGM), who were found to have nephrocalcinosis. Although GGM has been reported previously with nephrocalcinosis, this report is the first to show that renal tubular acidosis could explain the coexistence of nephrocalcinosis in patients with glucose galactose malabsorption.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre-Jeddah, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    Walid El-Naggar

  2. Division of Nephrology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre-Jeddah, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    J. Williamson Balfe

  3. Division of Gastroenterology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre-Jeddah, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    Maha Barbar

  4. Division of Endocrinology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre-Jeddah, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    Doris Taha

  5. 10397 Big Canoe, Jasper, GA, 30143, USA

    J. Williamson Balfe

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El-Naggar, W., Balfe, J.W., Barbar, M. et al. Nephrocalcinosis in glucose-galactose malabsorption, association with renal tubular acidosis. Pediatr Nephrol 20, 1336–1339 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-005-1885-x

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