aetiology

Last reviewed 01/2018

The causes of type I renal tubular acidosis include:

• congenital/inherited:
• sickle cell anaemia
• medullary sponge kidney

• autoimmune disease:
• Sjogren's disease
• SLE
• cryoglobulinaemia
• chronic active hepatitis

• associated with nephrocalcinosis:
• primary hyperparathyroidism
• vitamin D toxicity

• tubulointerstitial disease:
• obstructive nephropathy
• chronic pyelonephritis
• post renal transplantation
• analgesic nephropathy

• drugs:
• amphoteracin