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... > Urogenital Diseases > Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications > Female Urogenital Diseases > Urologic Diseases > Kidney Diseases > Nephrocalcinosis
Urogenital Diseases > Male Urogenital Diseases > Urologic Diseases > Kidney Diseases > Nephrocalcinosis
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases > Metabolic Diseases > Calcium Metabolism Disorders > Calcinosis > Nephrocalcinosis

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Nephrocalcinosis  

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  • A condition characterized by calcification of the renal tissue itself. It is usually seen in distal RENAL TUBULAR ACIDOSIS with calcium deposition in the DISTAL KIDNEY TUBULES and the surrounding interstitium. Nephrocalcinosis causes RENAL INSUFFICIENCY.

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