Renal tubular acidosis(RTA)can lead to renal calcification in children,which can cause various complications and impair renal function.This review provides pediatricians with a comprehensive understanding of the relat...
Medullary Nephrocalcinosis (MNC) is defined as calcium deposition in tubular basement membrane and interstitium of the kidney medulla. It is 20 times more common than cortical one. In this case report, we present a 12...
Background: Medullary sponge kidney (MSK) is a disturbance of renal development characterized by cystic dilation and diffuse precalyceal duct ectasia. The disease affects both genders in equal proport...
Backgound Bartter's syndrome(BS)is a rare group of salt losing tubulopathies due to the impairment of transport mecha-nisms at the thick ascending limb of the Henle's loop.Data sources Literature reviews and original ...
BACKGROUND Acute phosphate nephropathy(APN)is a disease that can occur when exposed to high doses of phosphate.The most common cause of APN is the use of oral sodium phosphate for bowel cleansing preparations.However,...
In human nephrolithiasis, most stones are containing calcium and are located within urinary cavities; they may contain monohydrate calcium oxalate, dihydrate calcium oxalate and/or calcium phosphates in various propor...
supported by a research grant(PI11/00342)from Fondo de Investigacion Sanitaria(co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund,"A way to build Europe")to F.C.M.This funding was granted as coordinated project Renaltube
Background:Familial hypomagnesemia with hypercalciuria and nephrocalcinosis(FHHNC)is an autosomal recessive tubular disease caused by mutations in the CLDN16 or CLDN19 gene.Previous studies using microsatellite marker...
Hyperoxaluria can cause not only nephrolithiasis and nephrocalcinosis,but also renal parenchymal disease histologically characterized by deposition of calcium oxalate crystals throughout the renal parenchyma,profound ...
The general population is encouraged to increase omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (n-3 PUFA) intake in order to optimize health for preventative health care. Consumers are typically unaware that different amounts, t...