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World J Clin Cases. Sep 6, 2023; 11(25): 5988-5993
Published online Sep 6, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i25.5988
Incomplete distal renal tubular acidosis uncovered during pregnancy: A case report
Eun Young Seong, Da Woon Kim, Hyo Jin Kim, Harin Rhee, Sang Heon Song
Eun Young Seong, Hyo Jin Kim, Harin Rhee, Sang Heon Song, Department of Internal Medicine, Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan 49241, South Korea
Eun Young Seong, Hyo Jin Kim, Harin Rhee, Sang Heon Song, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan-si 50612, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
Da Woon Kim, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan 49241, South Korea
Author contributions: Kim DW collected clinical data and drafted the manuscript; Kim HJ and Rhee H reviewed the manuscript and provided intellectual input; Song SH and Seong EY reviewed the literature and revised the manuscript; all the authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
Supported by Clinical Research Grant from Pusan National University Hospital in 2022.
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Corresponding author: Eun Young Seong, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, 179 Gudeok-ro, Seo-gu, Busan 49241, South Korea. sey-0220@hanmail.net
Received: May 24, 2023
Peer-review started: May 24, 2023
First decision: June 15, 2023
Revised: July 12, 2023
Accepted: August 8, 2023
Article in press: August 8, 2023
Published online: September 6, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Renal tubular acidosis is a rare disease that presents as non-anion-gap metabolic acidosis. To the best of our knowledge, only a few cases of idiopathic distal renal tubular acidosis uncovered during pregnancy have been reported. To date, the exact pathophysiology by which pregnancy activates this condition has not been established.