Published September 1974 | public
Journal Article

Oxalate Nephrosis and Crystalline Myocarditis

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Abstract

Crystals were present in the myocardium of a 48-year-old woman dying of uremia. The x-ray, infrared, and microscopical studies identifying and characterizing calcium oxalate monohydrate (whewellite) and calcium oxalate dihydrate (weddellite) in the kidney, heart, and thyroid are presented. Cirrhosis and pancreatic insufficiency are considered as of possible importance in the pathogenesis of disturbed oxalate metabolism. Oxalate nephrosis may have been the major factor in causing uremia.

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© 1974 American Medical Association. The project of one of us (H.A.L.) was supported in part by grant GA-36824X from the National Science Foundation. M. Dekkers, B. Bingham, A. Chodes, and S. Weiner assisted in the mineralogical study. Dr.Sten Samson took x-ray diffraction patterns with his microfocusing camera. K.C. Evans provided the scanning electron micrographs.

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