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135. Could oxalate overload be causing your symptoms? With Sally K Norton

Paul Saladino MD podcast

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What Is Primary Hyperoxiluria?

Primary hyper oxiluria is a genetic disorder. It's very rare, with less than point three % of inos, very unusual disease to get. The kids that get this, like you said, have massive problems. They often have these staghorn calculi, these kidney stones that are so complex that they fill the whole kidney and even the renal pelvis. And as you said, if you give them a few ounces of chocolate, you can create levels of oxilate in the blood that mimic this condition.

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