Calcium phosphate stones during long-term acetazolamide treatment for epilepsy.
Paisley KE, Tomson CR.
Richard Bright Renal Unit, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK.
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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PMID: 10474731 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]PMCID: PMC1741304