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Dent's disease history and symptoms
Introduction
Overview
Overview
History and Symptoms
History and Symptoms
Dent’s disease often produces symptoms of:
- Extreme thirst combined with dehydration which leads to frequent urination
- Nephrolithiasis (kidney stones)
- Hypercalciuria (high urine calcium – >300 mg/d or >4 mg/kg per d) with normal levels blood/serum calcium)
In a very large study of patients with Dent’s disease, 9 out of 15 men, and 1 out of 10 women suffered end-stage renal failure by the age of 47.[1]
References
References
- ↑ Helen K Burgess, Satishkumar A Jayawardene and Nestor Velasco Dent’s disease: can we slow its progression?
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