NDT Advance Access originally published online on June 17, 2006
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2006 21(10):2957-2958; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl321
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Bilateral uraemic optic neuritis complicating acute nephrocalcinosis
1Department of Nephrology, 2Department of Neurology and 3Department of Pathology, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
Correspondence and offprint requests to: Dr Paul Manley, Department of Nephrology, Auckland City Hospital, Private Bag 92024, Auckland, New Zealand. Email: pmanley@adhb.govt.nz
Keywords: acute renal failure; nephrocalcinosis; oral sodium phosphate solution; uraemic optic neuropathy; visual loss
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Bilateral uraemic optic neuritis is a rare complication of acute renal failure characterized by subacute visual loss, often in the setting of undiagnosed renal disease [1]. Acute renal failure following oral sodium phosphate solution (OSPS), resulting in acute nephrocalcinosis, is being increasingly recognized [26]. We describe
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