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A pure 1-methyluric acid stone from heavy coffee intake

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Key takeaways

This is a case report about one person who made a rare type of kidney stone. The stone was linked to heavy coffee drinking. It is a single story, not a large study, so it does not prove that coffee causes stones for everyone. It just shows that it can happen.

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Paper · Kidney International · 2026-10-01
https://www.kidney-international.org/article/S0085-2538(26)00806-9/fulltext?rss=yes