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A Case of Iced-Tea Nephropathy

2015; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 372; Issue: 14 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejmc1414481

1533-4406

Fahd Syed, Alejandra Mena‐Gutierrez, Umbar Ghaffar,

Renal function and acid-base balance

A man with kidney failure of unknown cause had a kidney biopsy that revealed oxalate nephropathy. The patient's history revealed habitual daily intake of approximately 16 8-oz glasses of black iced tea (which contains 50 to 100 mg of oxalate per 100 ml), resulting in a very high oxalate intake.