Vitamin C-induced oxalate nephropathy: a case report
Therapeutic benefits of vitamin C is an area of active research and large doses have been suggested by many studies for treatment of various conditions. We are describing a case of oxalate nephropathy leading to end stage kidney disease, which occurred secondary to mega-dose of oral vitamin C. Incre...
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Greater Baltimore Medical Center
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| author | Harmeet Gurm Mohamed Ali Sheta Noel Nivera Allan Tunkel |
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| description | Therapeutic benefits of vitamin C is an area of active research and large doses have been suggested by many studies for treatment of various conditions. We are describing a case of oxalate nephropathy leading to end stage kidney disease, which occurred secondary to mega-dose of oral vitamin C. Increasing the awareness between medical personnel as well as patients will clearly decrease the incidence of this debilitating but, at the same time, highly preventable disease. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8bcfa0a51210488695c61c6a0c5659092023-01-03T06:08:41ZengGreater Baltimore Medical CenterJournal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives2000-96662012-07-01221310.3402/jchimp.v2i2.17718Vitamin C-induced oxalate nephropathy: a case reportHarmeet GurmMohamed Ali ShetaNoel NiveraAllan TunkelTherapeutic benefits of vitamin C is an area of active research and large doses have been suggested by many studies for treatment of various conditions. We are describing a case of oxalate nephropathy leading to end stage kidney disease, which occurred secondary to mega-dose of oral vitamin C. Increasing the awareness between medical personnel as well as patients will clearly decrease the incidence of this debilitating but, at the same time, highly preventable disease.http://www.jchimp.net/index.php/jchimp/article/view/17718/pdf_1vitamin Coxalate nephropathyacute kidney injury |
| spellingShingle | Harmeet Gurm Mohamed Ali Sheta Noel Nivera Allan Tunkel Vitamin C-induced oxalate nephropathy: a case report Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives vitamin C oxalate nephropathy acute kidney injury |
| title | Vitamin C-induced oxalate nephropathy: a case report |
| title_full | Vitamin C-induced oxalate nephropathy: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Vitamin C-induced oxalate nephropathy: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vitamin C-induced oxalate nephropathy: a case report |
| title_short | Vitamin C-induced oxalate nephropathy: a case report |
| title_sort | vitamin c induced oxalate nephropathy a case report |
| topic | vitamin C oxalate nephropathy acute kidney injury |
| url | http://www.jchimp.net/index.php/jchimp/article/view/17718/pdf_1 |
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