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Crystalluria
Introduction
Template:Search infobox Steven C. Campbell, M.D., Ph.D.
Overview
Overview
Crystalluria is the excretion of crystalline material in the urine
Causes
Causes
Common Causes
The most common cause of crystalluria is a medication’s side effect.
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
| Chemical/Poisoning | Ethylene glycol poisoning |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | Acyclovir, Aids antiretroviral drugs, Amoxycillin, Ciprofloxacin, Indinavir, Methotrexate, Metirosine, Metronidazole, Piridoxylate, Primidone, Sulfasalazine, Sulfonamides, Sulphadiazine , Triamterene, Zonisamide |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | No underlying causes |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | No underlying causes |
| Genetic | No underlying causes |
| Hematologic | No underlying causes |
| Iatrogenic | No underlying causes |
| Infectious Disease | No underlying causes |
| Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic | No underlying causes |
| Neurologic | No underlying causes |
| Nutritional/Metabolic | No underlying causes |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes |
| Oncologic | Hypereosinophilic syndrome |
| Ophthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose/Toxicity | Vitamin c overdose |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal/Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
| Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy | No underlying causes |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | No underlying causes |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | No underlying causes |
Causes in Alphabetical Order
- Acute uric acid nephropathy
- Acyclovir
- Aids antiretroviral drugs
- Amoxycillin
- Ciprofloxacin
- Ethylene glycol poisoning
- Hypereosinophilic syndrome
- Indinavir
- Methotrexate
- Metirosine
- Metronidazole
- Piridoxylate
- Primidone
- Sulfasalazine
- Sulfonamides
- Sulphadiazine
- Triamterene
- Urolithiasis
- Vitamin c overdose
- Zonisamide
Differential Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis
In alphabetical order. [1] [2]
- Chylous urine
- Cystinuria
- Drugs
- Food containing oxalate
- Gout
- Malignant diseases
- Oxalosis
- Purine-rich food
- Severe liver disease
- Urinary Tract Infection
References
References
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements
List of contributors:
Suggested Reading and Key General References
Suggested Reading and Key General References
Suggested Links and Web Resources
Suggested Links and Web Resources
Editor-In-Chief: The content on this page was first contributed by C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]