Nephrocalcinosis
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Broader Terms
calcium disorder, kidney disorder
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Related Terms
primary hyperoxaluria, urinary calculi
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Scope Note
condition characterized by precipitation of calcium phosphate in the tubules of the kidney, with resultant renal insufficiency.
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Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)
- Although microscopic nephrocalcinosis is a theoretical stage between chemical and macroscopic nephrocalcinosis, it seldom is demonstrated as a clinical entity because renal biopsies are not performed in the early stages of metabolic diseases known to lead to the macroscopic stage.
- Nephrocalcinosis is associated with renal tubular acidosis in children with X-linked hypophosphatemia.
- Epidemiology Microscopic, or mild, nephrocalcinosis is a common incidental finding at autopsy, but macroscopic nephrocalcinosis is uncommon.
- Nephrocalcinosis is associated with renal tubular acidosis in children with X-linked hypophosphatemia M Seikaly, R Browne and M Baum Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235-9063, USA.
- The pattern of medullary nephrocalcinosis is associated with multiple other entities and is nonspecific.
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