Renal tubular acidosis, hypokalemic paralysis, rhabdomyolysis, and acute renal failure - A rare presentation of Chinese herbal nephropathy

Chien Te Lee; Mai Szu Wu; Kang Lu; Kuo Tai Hsu

doi:10.3109/08860229909066988

Renal tubular acidosis, hypokalemic paralysis, rhabdomyolysis, and acute renal failure - A rare presentation of Chinese herbal nephropathy

Chien Te Lee^*
, Mai Szu Wu
, Kang Lu
, Kuo Tai Hsu

^*Corresponding author for this work

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

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Abstract

We encountered a 66-year-old Chinese man presented with hypokalemic paralysis, rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure after administration of mixed Chinese herbs. Proximal renal tubular acidosis and selective glucosuria were the main tubular dysfunctions. The renal failure recovered smoothly and rapidly after resuscitation and the tubular function abnormalities regained spontaneously after medicine withdrawal. It should be recognized that renal tubular acidosis with hypokalemic paralysis, rhabdomyolysis and subsequent acute renal failure may develop after taking Chinese mixed herbal medicine.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	227-230
Number of pages	4
Journal	Renal Failure
Volume	21
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/08860229909066988
State	Published - 1999
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Acute renal failure
Chinese herbs
Hypokalemic paralysis
Renal tubular acidosis
Rhabdomyolysis

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