Milk of calcium renal stone in a patient with acute promyelocytic leukemia

Jpn J Med. 1990 May-Jun;29(3):296-300. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine1962.29.296.

Abstract

A case of milk of calcium renal stone is reported. This is a rare disease in which a suspension of calcium salts is formed within a renal cyst. The pathognomonic sign is a fluid level seen in a standing position and an oval density seen in a supine position. In the present case, the milk of calcium was found to develop in a hydronephrotic kidney during the course of acute promyelocytic leukemia and this condition was suggested to be a complication of infection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Calcium / urine
  • Humans
  • Hydronephrosis / pathology
  • Kidney / diagnostic imaging
  • Kidney Calculi / diagnosis*
  • Kidney Calculi / etiology
  • Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute / complications*
  • Male
  • Phosphorus / urine
  • Radiography
  • Ultrasonography

Substances

  • Phosphorus
  • Calcium