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Distal tubular dysfunction in lupus nephritis of childhood and adolescence

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We describe a girl with lupus nephritis who presented with distal renal tubular acidosis and hyporeninemic hypoaldosteronism. While distal tubular dysfunction is well recognized in adult systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), only a few pediatric patients have been reported. Evaluation of five pediatric patients with SLE revealed that distal tubular dysfunction in childhood and adolescence is rare.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160, Japan Tel.: +81-3-3353-1211, Fax: +81-3-5379-1978, , , , , , JP

    Hiroshi Hataya, Masahiro Ikeda & M. Awazu

  2. Ootawara Red Cross Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, , , , , , JP

    Yoshiaki Ide & Yasuaki Kobayashi

  3. Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, , , , , , JP

    Shigeru Kuramochi

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  1. Hiroshi Hataya
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Received: 17 December 1998 / Revised: 30 March 1999 / Accepted: 30 March 1999

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Hataya, H., Ikeda, M., Ide, Y. et al. Distal tubular dysfunction in lupus nephritis of childhood and adolescence. Pediatr Nephrol 13, 846–849 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004670050713

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