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. 1977 Jan;30(1):16–18. doi: 10.1136/jcp.30.1.16

Crystals in brain and meninges in primary hyperoxaluria and oxalosis.

M T Haqqani
PMCID: PMC476623  PMID: 838867

Abstract

A case of primary hyperoxaluria and oxalosis with chronic renal failure, crystalline myocarditis, and disseminated calcium oxalate crystal deposition in various tissues including the brain and meninges is described. Deposition of crystals in brain and meninges is exceptionally rare in primary oxalosis.

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