An 11-Year-Old Child with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Who Presented with Nephrolithiasis

Patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease become symptomatic and are diagnosed usually at adulthood. The rate of nephrolithiasis in these patients is 5–10 times the rate in the general population, and both anatomic and metabolic abnormalities play role in the formation of renal ston...

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Main Authors: Fatih Firinci, Alper Soylu, Belde Kasap Demir, Mehmet Turkmen, Salih Kavukcu
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/428749
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author Fatih Firinci
Alper Soylu
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Mehmet Turkmen
Salih Kavukcu
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description Patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease become symptomatic and are diagnosed usually at adulthood. The rate of nephrolithiasis in these patients is 5–10 times the rate in the general population, and both anatomic and metabolic abnormalities play role in the formation of renal stones. However, nephrolithiasis is rare in childhood age group. In this paper, an 11-year-old child with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease presenting with nephrolithiasis is discussed.
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spelling doaj-art-35b012a89e464043a9e6e3af3a03ed092025-02-03T06:01:18ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352012-01-01201210.1155/2012/428749428749An 11-Year-Old Child with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Who Presented with NephrolithiasisFatih Firinci0Alper Soylu1Belde Kasap Demir2Mehmet Turkmen3Salih Kavukcu4Department of Pediatrics, Dokuz Eylul University, 35340 Izmir, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, Dokuz Eylul University, 35340 Izmir, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatrics, Gaziantep Education Hospital, 27560 Gaziantep, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, Dokuz Eylul University, 35340 Izmir, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, Dokuz Eylul University, 35340 Izmir, TurkeyPatients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease become symptomatic and are diagnosed usually at adulthood. The rate of nephrolithiasis in these patients is 5–10 times the rate in the general population, and both anatomic and metabolic abnormalities play role in the formation of renal stones. However, nephrolithiasis is rare in childhood age group. In this paper, an 11-year-old child with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease presenting with nephrolithiasis is discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/428749
spellingShingle Fatih Firinci
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Belde Kasap Demir
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Salih Kavukcu
An 11-Year-Old Child with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Who Presented with Nephrolithiasis
Case Reports in Medicine
title An 11-Year-Old Child with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Who Presented with Nephrolithiasis
title_full An 11-Year-Old Child with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Who Presented with Nephrolithiasis
title_fullStr An 11-Year-Old Child with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Who Presented with Nephrolithiasis
title_full_unstemmed An 11-Year-Old Child with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Who Presented with Nephrolithiasis
title_short An 11-Year-Old Child with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Who Presented with Nephrolithiasis
title_sort 11 year old child with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease who presented with nephrolithiasis
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/428749
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