Ann Lab Med.  2016 May;36(3):266-267. 10.3343/alm.2016.36.3.266.

Bone Marrow Oxalosis in a Patient With Pancytopenia Following Bilateral Nephrectomy

• Kim MJ
• Park PW
• Seo YH
• Kim KH
• Seo JY
• Jeong JH
• Lee HT
• An J
• Ahn JY

• KMID: 2373539
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3343/alm.2016.36.3.266

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Bone Marrow/*metabolism/pathology
Calcium Oxalate/chemistry/metabolism
Humans
Hyperoxaluria/*etiology
Kidney Calculi/etiology
Male
Middle Aged
Nephrectomy/*adverse effects
Pancytopenia/*pathology
Recurrence
Renal Insufficiency/etiology
Thyrotropin/blood
Calcium Oxalate
Thyrotropin

Figure

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  Fig. 1 (A) Pancytopenia showing tear drop cells indicated by the arrow (peripheral blood smear, Wright stain, ×1,000). (B) Bone marrow biopsy shows oxalate crystals surrounded by granuloma (Hematoxylin & Eosin stain, ×200). (C) Crystals were birefringent under polarized light (×200).

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