Open AccessHidden in plain sight: An unusual cause of rapidly progressive renal failure
Author(s) -
SV Vyahalkar,
NM Dedhia,
Madan M. Bahadur,
GS Sheth,
V K Joglekar,
VM Sawardekar,
Khan Ss,
SM Shaikh
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of nephrology/indian journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3662
pISSN - 0971-4065
DOI - 10.4103/ijn.ijn_197_17
Subject(s) - medicine , nephropathy , renal function , nephrotoxicity , oxalate , intensive care medicine , chronic renal failure , urology , pancreatitis , gastroenterology , kidney , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus , chemistry , organic chemistry
Hyperoxaluria and resultant oxalate nephropathy are infrequently reported causes of irreversible renal failure. A rapid decline in renal function in an otherwise insidiously progressive oxalate nephropathy may be triggered by various superimposed insults like the use of nephrotoxic drugs. We present the case of a patient with rapidly progressive renal failure due to oxalate nephropathy that lead to a retrospective diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis. This case highlights the importance of timely assessment for enteric hyperoxaluria in patients with unexplained renal failure of tubulointerstitial nature.