منابع مشابه
Topiramate-induced nephrolithiasis
Nephrolithiasis is a less common side effect of the antiepileptic drug topiramate. We report the case of a 3-year-old boy who presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain; examinations revealed a large calcification in the left kidney. Regular ultrasound examinations are recommended in children using topiramate.
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Topiramate is a recently developed antiepileptic medication that is becoming more widely prescribed because of its efficacy in treating refractory seizures. Urologists should be aware that this medication can cause metabolic acidosis in patients secondary to inhibition of carbonic anhydrase. In addition, a distal tubular acidification defect may result, thus impairing the normal compensatory dr...
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1. Explain why a careful evaluation for nephrolithiasis is appropriate to help guide treatment and provide prognostic advice. 2. Discuss why patients who have nephrolithiasis should have a thorough metabolic evaluation, ideally while at home, not infected, and consuming their regular diet. 3. Explain how to prevent future stones in a patient who has nephrolithiasis, regardless of cause. 4. Desc...
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We reevaluated the medical records of 112 children with urolithiasis. The prevalence of this condition was 1/4.500 children admitted to our hospital. The mean age was 8.2 years and 54.4% of the afflicted patients were males. Fifty percent of the patients studied had a family history of urolithiasis. The two most frequent etiologies were urinary tract infections and metabolic disorders (hypercal...
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Our understanding of the molecular basis of cystinuria has deepened as the result of the causative genes, SLC3A1 and SLC7A9, being identified. The proteins coded for by these genes form a heterodimer responsible for reabsorption of filtered cystine in the proximal tubule. Failure of this transport system to be targeted to the apical membrane, as in the case of SLC3A1 mutations, or failure of th...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Urological Research
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0300-5623,1434-0879
DOI: 10.1007/s00240-010-0347-5