Hand manifestations of oxalosis

Oxalosis is an unusual metabolic disease that results either from an inherited hepatic enzyme deficiency or as the result of poor oxalate clearance during chronic hemodialysis. We present two cases of oxalosis and describe the hand manifestations of this condition and their treatment. One patient ha...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of hand surgery (American ed.) 1993, Vol.18 (1), p.140-142
Hauptverfasser:	Freiberg, Andrew A., Fish, Daniel N., Louis, Dean S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Calcium Oxalate - metabolism Gangrene - etiology Hand - blood supply Hand - pathology Hand Dermatoses - etiology Hand Dermatoses - pathology Humans Hyperoxaluria - complications Hyperoxaluria - metabolism Hyperoxaluria - pathology Hyperoxaluria, Primary - complications Hyperoxaluria, Primary - pathology Male Medical sciences Metabolic diseases Miscellaneous Other metabolic disorders Vascular Diseases - etiology Vascular Diseases - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	Oxalosis is an unusual metabolic disease that results either from an inherited hepatic enzyme deficiency or as the result of poor oxalate clearance during chronic hemodialysis. We present two cases of oxalosis and describe the hand manifestations of this condition and their treatment. One patient had painful, progressive gangrene, whereas in the other the disease took an indolent course with small palmar crystalline deposits.
ISSN:	0363-5023 1531-6564
DOI:	10.1016/0363-5023(93)90261-Z