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Nephrocalcinosis

Dr Yuranga Weerakkody and Dr Laughlin Dawes et al.

Nephrocalcinosis refers to the deposition of calcium salts in the parenchyma of the kidney. It is divided into two types, with differing aetiologies, based on the distribution :

  1. medullary nephrocalcinosis : 95%
  2. cortical nephrocalcinosis : 5%
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