Risks for nephrocalcinosis and decreased estimated glomerular filtration rate were found among children with hypoparathyroidism who were treated with calcitriol and calcium supplements, according to ...

Pediatr Health. 2010;4(1):24-35. In the only study that monitored urinary glucose excretion in preterm infants, none of the infants had glucosuria, suggesting that tubular reabsorption of glucose may ...

As many as 40% of preterm infants in the U.S. suffer from nephrocalcinosis, a condition that deposits excess calcium in kidneys. Unfortunately, it's often underdiagnosed. Neonatologists don't always ...

The present report deals with a patient in whom hyperthyroidism was associated with hypercalcemia, nephrocalcinosis and renal insufficiency. With successful treatment of the hyperthyroidism, the ...

Calcification is the abnormal accumulation of calcium salts in body tissue. This abnormal accumulation of calcium in the kidney is referred to as nephrocalcinosis, which means a generalized increase ...

Nephrocalcinosis (NC) is an important clinical problem seen in critically ill preterm neonates treated with loop diuretics. No reliable animal models are available to study the pathogenesis of NC in ...

Familial hypomagnesemia with hypercalciuria and nephrocalcinosis (FHHNC), primary hypomagnesemia, renal hypomagnesemia (caused by variants in CLDN16). FHHNC with severe ocular involvement, renal ...

As many as 40% of preterm infants in the U.S. suffer from nephrocalcinosis, a condition that deposits excess calcium in kidneys. Unfortunately, it's often underdiagnosed. Neonatologists don't always ...

THE syndrome of renal tubular acidosis is a clinical disorder resulting from impaired renal tubular control of acid–base metabolism. Since first described by Lightwood 1 in 1936, cases have been ...

Kidney stones are largely composed of calcium oxalate (CaOx), which can cause serious renal inflammation and damage to renal tubular epithelial cells, with the CaOx crystals gradually accumulating and ...

What is the Natural History of Nephrocalcinosis in Premature Infants & is It an Important Health Problem? Since nephrocalcinosis resolves in the majority of cases, the heterogeneity of the natural ...