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Cystine Urolithiasis in Early Childhood

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Urolithiasis in children is rare with reported incidence of 1.8 per 1000 children. A metabolic cause is identifiable in 40–50% of children with stones and is considered when multiple, recurrent and bilateral. Cystinuria is an important preventable cause of urolithiasis. We present an infant with recurrent gross hematuria due to cystine urolithiasis for its rarity.

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  1. Department of Surgery, K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, NITTE (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, India

    Divyashree Bhat

  2. Department of Paediatric Surgery, K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, NITTE (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, India

    Raghu Shankar & Sandeep Rai

  3. Department of Paediatrics, K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, NITTE (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, India

    Rathika Damodara Shenoy

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Bhat, D., Shankar, R., Shenoy, R.D. et al. Cystine Urolithiasis in Early Childhood. Ind J Clin Biochem 34, 361–362 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12291-018-0783-5

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