Hypokalaemic paralysis due to underlying distal renal tubular acidosis as the first presentation of primary Sjogren’s syndrome: a case report

• Main Authors: B. Subhani (Author), S. Maathury (Author), U. Dissanayake (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sri Lanka College of Internal Medicine, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Sjögren syndrome is a systemic autoimmune disease that primarily affects the exocrine glands. A 36-year-old woman presented with sudden onset of bilateral lower limb weakness. She was noted to have hypokalaemia with a normal anion gap metabolic acidosis. Subsequent investigations revealed high ESR,...