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Medullary nephrocalcinosis

Nephrocalcinosis, once known as Albright's calcinosis after Fuller Albright, is a term originally used to describe deposition of calcium salts in the renal parenchyma due to hyperparathyroidism. The term nephrocalcinosis is used to describe the deposition of both calcium oxalate and calcium phosphate. [Source: Wikipedia ]

Is A

Nephrocalcinosis

May Cause

Hyperechoic renal medulla

May Be Caused by

Common: Cystinuria; DeToni-Fanconi syndrome; Hypercalcemia; Hyperparathyroidism; Medullary sponge kidney; Osteoporosis; Renal tubular acidosis
Uncommon: Acetazolamide; Adrenocorticotrophic hormone; AIDS-related infection; Alkaptonuria; Aminoaciduria; Amphotericin B; Bartter syndrome; Blue diaper syndrome; Chronic pyelonephritis; Dialysis therapy; Ehlers-Danlos syndrome; Ellis-van Creveld syndrome; Familial hypercholesterolemia; Furosemide; Glycogen storage disease type 1; Gout; Hepatic fibrosis-renal cystic disease; Hyperthyroidism; Hyperuricemia; Hypochloremic acidosis; Hypophosphatasia; Idiopathic renal hypercalciuria; Infantile hypothyroidism; Metaphyseal chondrodysplasia Jansen type; Metaphyseal chondrodysplasia Shwachman type; Nail-patella syndrome; Oxalosis; Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia; Pseudohypoparathyroidism; Radiation therapy; Renal medullary necrosis; Renal papillary necrosis; Sickle cell disease; Sjögren syndrome; Sulfonamide; Triamterene; Tuberculosis; Vesicoureteral reflux; Vitamin D-resistant rickets; Williams syndrome; Wilson disease; Zollinger-Ellison syndrome