The deposition of calcium oxalate crystals in human tissues was first described by Lepoutre (1925), who found these in the kidney of a child aged 41 years who also had multiple urethral, ureteric, and bilateral renal calculi. Similar deposits have been described in the kidneys and elsewhere by other authors. Ying Chou and Donohue (1952) suggested the term " oxalosis " to describe the condition ...
