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drunk with renal damage - yoda1
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severe oliguria, multiple enveloped shaped crystals in urine , but biopsy of glomeruli shows normal glomeruli
Wht is the diagnosis? and why then the glomeruli are normal?
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#2
Ethylene glycol?
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#3
ethylene glycol?
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#4
yes is ethylene glycol....
but the tricky part is why the glomeruli are fine

Because the ethylene glycol mainly damage the tubules, so biopsy can show normal glomeruli but tubules can have vacuolization
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#5
calcium oxalate stones are envelope shaped crystals.these are bladder stones involving lower urinary tract.
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