RENAL TUBULAR ACIDOSIS

distal (type I) RTA:

[familial; autosomal dominant]

2° :

renal disease:

pyelonephritis

medullary sponge kidney

hydronephrosis

sickle cell disease

transplanted kidney

obstructive uropathy

immunological:

chronic active hepatitis

1° biliary cirrhosis

Sjögren's syndrome

systemic lupus erythematosus

drugs:

lithium

amphotericin

other/miscellaneous:

amyloidosis

sarcoidosis

hyperglobulinaemia

cryoglobulins

hypercalcaemia (hypervitaminosis D, hyperparathyroidism)

proximal (type II) RTA:

1° [familial; sporadic]

2° :

renal disease:

nephrotic syndrome

transplanted kidney

drugs:

tetracyclines

acetazolamide

L-lysine

ifosfamide

other/ miscellaneous:

amyloidosis

cystinosis and tyrosinosis

heavy metal poisoning:

cadmium

lead

mercury

copper (Wilson's disease)

type IV RTA:

diabetes mellitus

other causes of glomerulosclerosis

advanced CRF with tubulo-interstitial disease

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