Reloxaliase in Enteric Hyperoxaluria - The Recent Brake

NEJM Evid. 2022 Jul;1(7):EVIDe2200110. doi: 10.1056/EVIDe2200110. Epub 2022 Jun 28.

Abstract

Hyperoxaluria is defined as urinary oxalate (UOx) excretion greater than 0.5 mmol per day. Hyperoxaluria can result from genetic causes, and these are known as primary hyperoxalurias. Secondary hyperoxaluria results from high intake of oxalate-rich foods (e.g., chocolate, nuts, spinach), lack of calcium in the diet to bind oxalate in the gut, or oxalate malabsorption; these forms are termed enteric hyperoxaluria. Usually only primary and enteric hyperoxalurias lead to the complications of kidney stones, crystal nephropathy, chronic kidney disease (CKD), and systemic oxalosis.1.

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