Vitamin C–Induced Oxalate Nephropathy: An Underappreciated Consequence of Dietary Supplements

Oxalate nephropathy is an uncommon and often-missed cause of acute kidney injury. A careful history of medications, and especially dietary supplements, including vitamin C and turmeric, both of which can lead to renal deposition of oxalate, is essential to diagnosing this rare but potentially increa...

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Main Authors: Kristine T. Gapuz, Mehak Qureshi, Andreas Friedl, Jerrold S. Levine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American College of Physicians 2024-09-01
Series:Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases
Online Access:https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2024.0370
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description Oxalate nephropathy is an uncommon and often-missed cause of acute kidney injury. A careful history of medications, and especially dietary supplements, including vitamin C and turmeric, both of which can lead to renal deposition of oxalate, is essential to diagnosing this rare but potentially increasing cause of acute kidney injury. Here, we report a case of vitamin C–induced oxalate nephropathy leading to acute kidney injury requiring hemodialysis.
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spelling doaj-art-95cea608652449c19a001ffd9e68177a2025-08-20T02:12:57ZengAmerican College of PhysiciansAnnals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases2767-76642024-09-013910.7326/aimcc.2024.0370Vitamin C–Induced Oxalate Nephropathy: An Underappreciated Consequence of Dietary SupplementsKristine T. Gapuz0Mehak Qureshi1Andreas Friedl2Jerrold S. Levine31Section of Nephrology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois1Section of Nephrology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois3Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin1Section of Nephrology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IllinoisOxalate nephropathy is an uncommon and often-missed cause of acute kidney injury. A careful history of medications, and especially dietary supplements, including vitamin C and turmeric, both of which can lead to renal deposition of oxalate, is essential to diagnosing this rare but potentially increasing cause of acute kidney injury. Here, we report a case of vitamin C–induced oxalate nephropathy leading to acute kidney injury requiring hemodialysis.https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2024.0370
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title Vitamin C–Induced Oxalate Nephropathy: An Underappreciated Consequence of Dietary Supplements
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title_short Vitamin C–Induced Oxalate Nephropathy: An Underappreciated Consequence of Dietary Supplements
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