Nephrocalcinosis: another cause of renal erythrocytosis.

Nephrocalcinosis: another cause of renal erythrocytosis.

Nephrocalcinosis: another cause of renal erythrocytosis Although erythrocytosis is not a recognised complication of nephro-calcinosis, in the course of a study of 250 patients with nephro-calcinosis we found nine patients with raised blood haemoglobin concentration and haematocrit value. All patients had radiological medullary nephrocalcinosis, of varying underlying cause (two primary hyperpara...

Renal hypomagnesemia, hypercalciuria, nephrocalcinosis

Incomplete Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis with Nephrocalcinosis

We report the case of a female patient with incomplete distal renal tubular acidosis with nephrocalcinosis. She was admitted to the hospital because of acute pyelonephritis. Imaging studies showed dual medullary nephrocalcinosis. Subsequent evaluations revealed hypokalemia, hypocalcemia, hypercalciuria, and hypocitraturia with normal acid-base status. A modified tubular acidification test with ...

Another rare cause of encephalopathy.

To cite: Baibars M, Coker R, Alraiyes AH, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2013-200928 DESCRIPTION A 45-year-old woman with a medical history of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis presented with a progressively worsening occipital headache for 24 h associated with blurry vision and vomiting. The headache had an intermittent pattern with no pain-free pe...

Hemoglobin E trait reexamined: a cause of microcytosis and erythrocytosis.

The current Indochinese resettlement program in the United States has resulted in an increase in the number of persons with hemoglobin E trait. American physicians should be aware of the hematologic expressions of this innocuous condition. The hematologic manifestations of 21 persons with hemoglobin E trait were evaluated. The subjects were of Tai-dam, Vietnamese, Chinese, Laotian, and European...