Bone impairment in primary hyperoxaluria: a review.

Abstract

Deposition of calcium oxalate crystals in the kidney and bone is a hallmark of primary hyperoxaluria (PH). Since the bone compartment can store massive amounts of oxalate, patients present with recurrent low-trauma fractures, bone deformations, severe bone pains, and specific oxalate osteopathy on X-ray. Bone biopsy from the iliac crest displays specific features such as oxalate crystals surrounded by a granulomatous reaction corresponding to an invasion of bone surface by macrophages. The objective of this manuscript is therefore to provide an overview of bone impairment in PH, by reviewing the current literature on bone and dental symptoms as well as imaging techniques used for assessing bone disease.

• Authors: Justine Bacchetta, Georges Boivin, Pierre Cochat
• Journal: Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) (Pediatr Nephrol) Vol. 31 Issue 1 Pg. 1-6 (Jan 2016) ISSN: 1432-198X [Electronic] Germany
• PMID: 25631241 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Chemical References

• Calcium Oxalate

Topics

• Animals
• Biopsy
• Bone Density
• Bone Diseases, Metabolic (diagnosis, etiology, metabolism, physiopathology, therapy)
• Bone Remodeling
• Bone and Bones (metabolism, pathology, physiopathology)
• Calcium Oxalate (metabolism)
• Crystallization
• Diagnostic Imaging (methods)
• Humans
• Hyperoxaluria, Primary (complications, metabolism, therapy)
• Predictive Value of Tests
• Prognosis
• Risk Factors
• Stomatognathic Diseases (diagnosis, etiology, metabolism, physiopathology, therapy)