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Published ahead of print on September 28, 2005
J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 3389-3396, 2005
© 2005 American Society of Nephrology
doi: 10.1681/ASN.2005050496

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Clinical Nephrology

Acute Phosphate Nephropathy following Oral Sodium Phosphate Bowel Purgative: An Underrecognized Cause of Chronic Renal Failure

Glen S. Markowitz*, M. Barry Stokes*, Jai Radhakrishnan{dagger} and Vivette D. D’Agati*

* Department of Pathology and {dagger} Department of Medicine/Division of Nephrology, Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, New York

Address correspondence to: Dr. Glen S. Markowitz, Department of Pathology, Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons, 630 West 168th Street, Room VC14-224, New York, NY 10032. Phone: 212-305-7460; Fax: 212-342-5380; E-mail: gsm17{at}columbia.edu

Received for publication May 13, 2005. Accepted for publication August 13, 2005.

The findings of diffuse tubular injury with abundant tubular calcium phosphate deposits on renal biopsy are referred to as nephrocalcinosis, a condition typically associated with hypercalcemia. During the period from 2000 to 2004, 31 cases of nephrocalcinosis were identified among the 7349 native renal biopsies processed at Columbia University. Among the 31 patients, 21 presented with acute renal failure (ARF), were normocalcemic, and had a history of recent colonoscopy preceded by bowel cleansing with oral sodium phosphate solution (OSPS) or Visicol. Because the precipitant was OSPS rather than hypercalcemia, these cases are best termed acute phosphate nephropathy. The cohort of 21 patients with APhN was predominantly female (81.0%) and white (81.0%), with a mean age of 64.0 yr. Sixteen of the 21 patients had a history of hypertension, 14 (87.5%) of whom were receiving an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker. The mean baseline serum creatinine was 1.0 mg/dl, available within 4 mo of colonoscopy in 19 (90.5%) patients. Patients presented with ARF and a mean creatinine of 3.9 mg/dl at a median of 1 mo after colonoscopy. In a few patients, ARF was discovered within 3 d of colonoscopy, at which time hyperphosphatemia was documented. Patients had minimal proteinuria, normocalcemia, and bland urinary sediment. At follow-up (mean 16.7 mo), four patients had gone on to require permanent hemodialysis. The remaining 17 patients all have developed chronic renal insufficiency (mean serum creatinine, 2.4 mg/dl). Acute phosphate nephropathy is an underrecognized cause of acute and chronic renal failure. Potential etiologic factors include inadequate hydration (while receiving OSPS), increased patient age, a history of hypertension, and concurrent use of an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker.




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