Treatment of a 7-week-old black male who had proximal tubular acidosis with large doses of bicarbonate did not achieve correction of the acidosis and was accompanied by diarrhea. Addition of indomethacin therapy (2 mg/kg/day) was followed by correction of the acidosis and allowed a decrease in the dosage of alkali.
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