Abstract

Research Article

Unusual presentation of oxalate nephropathy causing acute kidney injury: A case report

Anas Diab*, Michelle M Neuman, Kareem Diab and Daniel Gordon

Published: 04 November, 2020 | Volume 4 - Issue 3 | Pages: 077-079

Oxalate nephropathy due to Hyperoxaluria and elevated serum oxalate level is a well-known cause for interstitial fibrosis, and ESRD. Conditions associated with high serum Oxalate, should be considered as a possible contributing factor for a patient’s tubular injury.

Well known cause for Hyperoxaluria including enteric Hyperoxaluria (due to gastric bypass, chronic pancreatitis, small Bowel resection, or malabsorption, as well as depletion of enteric oxalate-degrading bacteria [e.g., Oxalobacter). Other known causes of oxalate nephropathy include primary Hyperoxaluria, ethylene glycol intoxication, vitamin B6 deficiency, excessive ingestion of vitamin C or dietary substances rich in oxalic acid, aspergillosis, prolonged renal failure and various drugs (e.g., Known medications to cause Oxalate Nephropathy are: Orlistat, Praxilene, COX-2 inhibitors).

Unusual presentation with Acute Kidney Injury with incidental finding of high serum Oxalate in a patient with a known CKD stage III, recently started on Polyethelene Glycol to treat his constipation.

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Keywords:

Polyethylene glycol; Oxalate nephropathy; Acute kidney injury (AKI); Hyperoxaluria; Kidney biopsy; End stage kidney disease

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