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Hypercalcaemia complicating systemic oxalosis in primary hyperoxaluria type 1

C Toussaint1, L De Pauw, C Tielemans

  • 1Départment Médico-chirurgical de Néphrologie, Cliniques Universitaires de Bruxelles, Hôpital Erasme, Belgium.

Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation : Official Publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association
|January 1, 1995
PubMed
Summary

Persistent hypercalcaemia in oxalate osteopathy, a complication of primary hyperoxaluria type 1, may be treated with corticosteroids. This approach is suggested due to the condition

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Area of Science:

  • Nephrology
  • Endocrinology
  • Oncology

Background:

  • Primary hyperoxaluria type 1 is a rare genetic disorder.
  • Oxalate osteopathy is a serious complication leading to bone disease.
  • Hypercalcaemia is a potential metabolic disturbance in these patients.

Observation:

  • Six cases of persistent hypercalcaemia associated with oxalate osteopathy were reviewed.
  • Hypercalcaemia was not linked to secondary hyperparathyroidism or aluminum intoxication.
  • Normal calcitriol levels were observed in affected patients.

Findings:

  • Hypercalcaemia responded to mithramycin in one patient and corticosteroids in three.
  • Corticosteroid withdrawal led to recurrent hypercalcaemia, suggesting efficacy.

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  • Pathogenesis may involve osteoclast stimulation by macrophages in oxalate granulomata.

    • Implications:

    • Corticosteroids show promise for managing hypercalcaemia in oxalate osteopathy.
    • Further research into the pathogenesis of hypercalcaemia in oxalosis is warranted.
    • This finding guides clinical management of a rare but severe complication.