1996•Jornal de PediatriaOpen access

Medullary sponge kidney, nephrolithiasis, hypercalciuria and hyperuricosuria in a child. Report of a case and follow-up

Célia S. Macedo, Márcia C. Riyuzo, Herculano D. Bastos

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The medullary sponge kidney is rare in children and may present it self with hematuria and nephrolithiasis. We report a case of medullary sponge kidney in a child with nephrolithiasis, hypercalciuria, hyperuricosuria and prolonged treatment which avoided the recurrence of nephrolithiasis.

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Key concepts: Hyperuricosuria, Hypercalciuria, Medicine, Kidney stones, Medullary cavity, Kidney, Urology, Internal medicine