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Postgrad Med J 1999;75:427-428 doi:10.1136/pgmj.75.885.427
  • Short report

Calcium phosphate stones during long-term acetazolamide treatment for epilepsy

  1. K E Paisley,
  2. C R V Tomson
  1. Richard Bright Renal Unit, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
  1. Dr CRV Tomson
  • Accepted 4 January 1999

Abstract

We report a case of recurrent renal calculi containing calcium phosphate associated with long-term acetazolamide treatment for epilepsy. Unfortunately, the cause of stone formation was not recognised for many years, by which time irreversible renal damage had occurred.

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