Nephrocalcinosis

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Nephrocalcinosis, a term first coined in 1934 by Fuller Albright, refers to augmented calcium content within the kidney which can be in the form of calcium oxalate or calcium phosphate. However, there have been suggestions that the definition of nephrocalcinosis should be limited to calcium phosphate deposition only and deposition of calcium oxalate should carry the name oxalosis. The condition demonstrates characteristic deposition of calcium in the kidney parenchyma and tubules. It can be incidentally detected in a radiograph from a patient with normal kidney function or present with an acute or chronic kidney injury. Many conditions lead to this entity, and the overall renal prognosis depends on the underlying causative condition causing.