Nephrocalcinosis in a preterm infant

Bilateral medullary echogenic foci are not uncommonly seen in renal ultrasounds of sick, preterm neonates. Often, the likely diagnosis is nephrocalcinosis. We present one such case. The long term outcome in this population is unknown, but is generally thought to be essentially good.

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Autores principales: Fox, Lisa, Rogerson, Sheryle
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2015
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Case Study
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5024844/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28191062
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.2205-0140.2009.tb00060.x
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spelling pubmed-50248442017-02-10 Nephrocalcinosis in a preterm infant Fox, Lisa Rogerson, Sheryle Australas J Ultrasound Med Case Study Bilateral medullary echogenic foci are not uncommonly seen in renal ultrasounds of sick, preterm neonates. Often, the likely diagnosis is nephrocalcinosis. We present one such case. The long term outcome in this population is unknown, but is generally thought to be essentially good. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2015-12-31 2009-08 /pmc/articles/PMC5024844/ /pubmed/28191062 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.2205-0140.2009.tb00060.x Text en © 2009 Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5024844/
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