Nephrocalcinosis
Last revised by Kieran Kusel on 21 Feb 2022
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Citation:
Dawes L, Kusel K, Ahmed D, et al. Nephrocalcinosis. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 18 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-1718
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Article created:
2 May 2008,
Laughlin Dawes
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21 Feb 2022,
Kieran Kusel ◉
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Synonyms:
- Anderson Carr kidney
- Nephrocalcinosis - general
- Anderson Carr progression
- Albright's calcinosis
Nephrocalcinosis, previously known as Anderson-Carr kidney or Albright calcinosis, refers to the deposition of calcium salts in the parenchyma of the kidney. It is divided into several types, with differing etiologies, based on the distribution:
- medullary nephrocalcinosis: 95%
- cortical nephrocalcinosis: 5%
- partial, combined cortical and medullary nephrocalcinosis 1: rare
History and etymology
An American surgeon L F Anderson in the 1940s, and a British radiologist, Reginald J Carr, in the 1950s, carried out pioneering work on the formation of renal calculi 2,3.
References
- 1. Falkoff GE, Rigsby CM, Rosenfield AT. Partial, combined cortical and medullary nephrocalcinosis: US and CT patterns in AIDS-associated MAI infection. Radiology. 1987;162 (2): 343-4. doi:10.1148/radiology.162.2.3541028 - Pubmed citation
- 2. CARR RJ. A new theory on the formation of renal calculi. (1954) British journal of urology. 26 (2): 105-17. doi:10.1111/j.1464-410x.1954.tb06073.x - Pubmed
- 3. ANDERSON L, McDONALD JR. The origin, frequency, and significance of microscopic calculi in the kidney. (1946) Surgery, gynecology & obstetrics. 82: 275-82. Pubmed
- 4. Vaidya S, Yarrarapu S, Aeddula N. Nephrocalcinosis. 2021. - Pubmed
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