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ArticleClinical nephrology. Case studies2024

Diet-induced hyperoxaluria: A case based mini-review.

Aman Pal, Emmanuel Aydin-Ghormoz, Andrea Lightle, Geovani Faddoul

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Aman PalDepartment of Medicine.
Emmanuel Aydin-GhormozDepartment of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension Care, and.
Andrea LightleDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA.
Geovani FaddoulDepartment of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension Care, and.

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Abstract

introductionOxalate nephropathy (ON) is a rare condition involving the precipitation of calcium oxalate crystals within the nephrons. Primary hyperoxaluria involves enzymatic defects in the metabolism of glyoxylate, while secondary hyperoxaluria includes dietary and malabsorption-related etiologies. CASE PRESENTATION: We discuss the case of a White male in his 80s who presented to the hospital with acute kidney injury on chronic kidney disease stage 4 in the setting of a new antibiotic prescription. Creatinine had increased to 4.2 mg/dL from a baseline of 2.2 mg/dL, with no etiology identified on urinalysis or renal ultrasound. Renal biopsy then revealed an acute tubular injury with intraluminal calcium oxalate crystals deposits, confirming a diagnosis of ON. DISCUSSION: A detailed history revealed an excessive dietary intake of oxalate-rich foods, including nuts, and daily ingestion of 2 g of vitamin C. The patient was counselled on adjusting his diet and stopping vitamin C supplementation, which led his creatinine to return close to baseline 2 months post-discharge.

conclusionThorough history-taking enables early recognition and timely interventions to possibly avoid hyperoxaluria from progressing to end-stage kidney disease (ESRD).

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acute kidney injurynutrition and metabolismoxalate nephropathy

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PMID39391374
PMCPMC11465136

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