Rare non-papillary lithiasis of calcium oxalate monohydrate generated on a central core of potassium urate

This report describes a patient who developed a spheroidal calculus with a central part composed of potassium urate, surrounded by a continuous layer of calcium oxalate monohydrate with crystals of calcium oxalate dihydrate on the surface. The mechanism of calculus development is also suggested.

Bibliographic Details
Authors: Grases, Fèlix, Costa-Bauzà, Antonia, García-Raja, Ana, Rodrigo, Dolores
Format: article
Publication Date:2021
Country:España
Institution:Conselleria de Salut i Consum del Govern de les Illes Balears
Repository:Docusalut
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:docusalut.com:20.500.13003/17227
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13003/17227
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Potassium urate
Calcium oxalate monohydrate
Renal calculus
Description
Summary:This report describes a patient who developed a spheroidal calculus with a central part composed of potassium urate, surrounded by a continuous layer of calcium oxalate monohydrate with crystals of calcium oxalate dihydrate on the surface. The mechanism of calculus development is also suggested.