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Clinical presentation:
60 year old woman with a history of backache and recent renal colic. Corneal calcification noted by an observant clinican.

There is calcification of the menisci in both knee joints. The bone density and cortical margins appear normal.

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There are calcific densities in both kidneys that correspond to the location of the calyces. These form a cast of the right upper pole calyces.

[hyperparathyroidism] [Calcification]


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IDM Jan 2007