Silica Urinary Stones: A Case Report and A Brief Review of Literature
Abstract
Silicate stones are extraordinarily rare in human beings, but when present, they are often associated with ingestion of Magnesium Trisilicate, an antacid medication. However, there have been few case reports of patients who developed silicate stones, without ingestion of Magnesium Trisilicate. Hereby, we present the case of a 67-year-old man who developed acute kidney injury due to obstructive uropathy, detected during his scheduled chemotherapy for his relapsing multiple myeloma. Abdominal ultrasound and CT scan imaging demonstrated multiple non-mobile calcifications in the bladder neck/prostate bed. Stone analysis showed a material resembling silica. This case with silicate urinary tract stone highlights this extra-rare urinary stone in a patient without any identified source of silicate.
DOI: 10.52547/ijkd.7044
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2022-08-12
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CASE REPORT | Kidney Diseases
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Silica Urinary Stones: A Case Report and A Brief Review of Literature. (2022). Iranian Journal of Kidney Diseases, 16(4), 266-268. https://www.ijkd.org/index.php/ijkd/article/view/7044