Idiopathic Hypercalciuria.

Authors

  • Oscar Antonio Montell Hernández HOSPITAL PEDIÁTRICO UNIVERSITARIO “ELISEO NOEL CAMAÑO”. MATANZAS
  • Arturo Vidal Tallet HOSPITAL PEDIÁTRICO UNIVERSITARIO “ELISEO NOEL CAMAÑO”. MATANZAS
  • Caridad Sánchez Hernández HOSPITAL PEDIÁTRICO UNIVERSITARIO “ELISEO NOEL CAMAÑO”. MATANZAS
  • Meyrin Galindo Gutiérrez HOSPITAL PEDIÁTRICO UNIVERSITARIO “ELISEO NOEL CAMAÑO”. MATANZAS
  • Ileana Bouza Denis HOSPITAL PEDIÁTRICO UNIVERSITARIO “ELISEO NOEL CAMAÑO”. MATANZAS

Keywords:

CALCIUM, HEMATUIA, UROLITHIASIS, DIET, SODIUM- RESTRICTED, HUMANS, CHILD, PRESCHOOL, ADOLESCENT

Abstract

A prospective research has been carried out to evaluate the frequency of the Idiopathic Hypercalciuria in our service. We determined the urinary excretion of calcium in 205 patients between 3 and 14 years old. Hypercalciuria was defined as the urinary excretion of calcium of more than 4 mg/kg/ per day, and it was identified in 163 cases (79,5%), 144 of which were male (70,2 %); the most frequent form of presentation was the recurrent macroscopic hematuria; 83 % of them had familiar history of urolithiasis. In 25 % of the cases, the ultrasonographic study showed renal lithiasis. All the cases of hypercalciuria followed a normocalcium, low in calcium and high water intake diet, during three months. 134 cases (65,4%) answered with a calciuric normalization.

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Published

2008-05-15

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Montell Hernández OA, Vidal Tallet A, Sánchez Hernández C, Galindo Gutiérrez M, Bouza Denis I. Idiopathic Hypercalciuria. Rev Méd Electrón [Internet]. 2008 May 15 [cited 2025 Jan. 22];30(3):351-6. Available from: https://revmedicaelectronica.sld.cu/index.php/rme/article/view/508

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Vol. 30 No. 3 (2008)

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Research article

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