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KIDNEY RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE
Volume 37, Issue 3, Pages 287-291Publisher
KOREAN SOC NEPHROLOGY
DOI: 10.23876/j.krcp.2018.37.3.287
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Adenine phosphoribosyltransferase; Crystal nephropathy; Dihydroxyadenine crystals
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Adenine phosphoribosyltransferase enzyme deficiency is a rare, autosomal recessive disorder. It is a disease limited to the renal system and usually presents with urolithiasis. Herein, we report a young female with dihydroxyadenine (DHA) crystal-induced nephropathy presenting with rapidly progressive renal failure. DHA crystals can be easily diagnosed by their pathognomic color and shape in urine and biopsy specimens. A high index of clinical suspicion helps in the early diagnosis of this potentially treatable renal disease.
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