Distal renal tubular acidosis (Renal tubular acidosis - distal, Renal tubular acidosis type I, Type I RTA, RTA

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Distal renal tubular acidosis

Alternate Names : Renal tubular acidosis - distal, Renal tubular acidosis type I, Type I RTA, RTA - distal, Classical RTA

Definition

Distal renal tubular acidosis is a disease that occurs when the kidneys don't remove acid properly into the urine, leaving the blood too acidic (called acidosis).

Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors

Your kidneys normally regulate your body's pH by removing acids from the blood and discarding them into the urine.

Distal renal tubular acidosis (Type I RTA) is caused by a defect in the kidney tubes that causes acid to build up in the bloodstream.

Type I RTA is caused by a variety of conditions, including:

Amyloidosis
Fabry disease
Sickle cell disease
Sjogren syndrome
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Wilson disease
Use of certain drugs such as amphotericin B, lithium, and analgesics

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Review Date : 11/30/2009
Reviewed By : David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Herbert Y. Lin, MD, PHD, Nephrologist, Massachusetts General Hospital; Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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