Oxalosis presenting a early renal allograft failure

Hyperoxaluria can result in the deposition of oxalate in bones, arteries, eyes, heart, nerves, kidneys and other structures when there is a reduction in glomerular filtration rate. Liver and kidney transplantation is curative for patients with Type I primary hyperoxaluria. Here we report a case of r...

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Published in:Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation 2007-06, Vol.18 (2), p.253-256
Main Authors: al-Huwaysh, Abd Allah K., Hayat, A., al-Wakil, Jamal S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biopsy
Calcium oxalate
Complications
Diagnosis, Differential
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hyperoxaluria - complications
Hyperoxaluria - diagnosis
Hyperoxaluria - metabolism
Kidney Failure, Chronic - surgery
Kidney Glomerulus - metabolism
Kidney Glomerulus - pathology
Kidney Transplantation - diagnostic imaging
Kidney Transplantation - pathology
Kidneys
Male
Oliguria - diagnosis
Oliguria - etiology
Oxalates
Oxalates - metabolism
Oxalic acid
Physiological aspects
Transplantation
Ultrasonography, Doppler
الجوانب الفسيولوجية
الفشل الكلوي
الكلى
المرضى
زرع الأعضاء
فرط أوكسالات البول
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Summary:Hyperoxaluria can result in the deposition of oxalate in bones, arteries, eyes, heart, nerves, kidneys and other structures when there is a reduction in glomerular filtration rate. Liver and kidney transplantation is curative for patients with Type I primary hyperoxaluria. Here we report a case of recurrent oxalosis in a post-transplant kidney with early graft failure in an adult male.
ISSN:1319-2442
2320-3838