Renal and prostate stones composition in alkaptonuria: a case report.

We describe the case of a 51-year-old man whose renal and prostate stones were analyzed by X-ray diffraction and infrared spectroscopy, respectively. We review the cases of alkaptonuria (AKU) patients reported in the literature for whom the composition of kidney or prostate stones was assessed with physical or chemical techniques. In this paper, we also discuss the advantages and drawbacks of the different methodologies.
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Source: Clinical Nephrology - September 23, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Wolff F, Biaou I, Koopmansch C, Vanden Bossche M, Pozdzik A, Roumeguère T, Cotton F Tags: Clin Nephrol Source Type: research