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Skeletal oxalosis in a child on maintenance hemodialysis

Key takeaways

A 13 year old girl on dialysis three times a week for 2 years developed worsening bone pain and could barely move. Doctors found oxalate crystals piling up in her bones, from a metabolic disorder that had been missed since she had kidney stones at age 1. The point is that repeated stones in a young child should trigger a hunt for the underlying cause. One patient only, so this shows a link in her case, not proof of how common it is.

Source

Paper · Kidney International · 2026-09-02
https://www.kidney-international.org/article/S0085-2538(26)00720-9/fulltext?rss=yes