Renal tubular acidosis is a rare form of chronic metabolic acidosis, which is either inherited as an autosomal dominant condition (Types 1, 2, and 3) or acquired. Its effects on pregnancy and vice versa are not known, but chronic acidosis may affect fetal bone growth and development. Chronic materna
Tuberculous meningitis in pregnancy — implications for mother and fetus: Case report and literature review
✍ Scribed by Michel R. Prévost; Karen M. Fung Kee Fung
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 267 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1057-0802
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