NYU Medicine Grand Rounds Clinical Vignette

Han Na KimPGY-2

January 26, 2011

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The patient is a 24-year-old man with a past medical history of cystinuria, presenting to renal stone clinic for routine follow up.

Chief Complaint

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•The patient’s medical history began at age 11 when he was diagnosed with cystinuria after an incidental finding of a large staghorn calculus.

•The stone was removed percutaneously but the kidney had minimal recovery of glomerular filtration.

History of Present Illness

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•Since that time, he has had multiple episodes of acute on chronic renal failure secondary to nephrolithiasis in the contralateral kidney.

•Because the patient’s cystinuria was refractory to medical treatment, a left ileal ureter was created with a segment of bowel replacing the proximal 2/3 of the left ureter six years prior to admission.

History of Present Illness

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•The patient has since been doing well, until six months prior to presentation, when he stopped taking his medications, including tiopronin (a thiol) and potassium citrate, used for urinary alkalinization.

•He now presents to renal stone clinic for routine follow up.

History of Present Illness

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Additional History

•Past Medical History: •Cystinuria diagnosed 1997•Hypertension diagnosed 2000

•Past Surgical History:•Multiple percutaneous nephrolithotomies•Left ureteral stent placement 2004•Creation of ileal ureter 2005

•Social History:•Denies tobacco or drug use and drinks alcohol occasionally. Works at a pharmaceutical company.

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Additional History

•Family History:•Father:

•Renal Cell Carcinoma•Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

•Sister: Cystinuria

•Allergies: No known drug allergies

•Medications (stopped taking six months prior to presentation): •Lisinopril 10 mg daily•Potassium Citrate 20 meq twice daily•Tiopronin 2400 mg daily

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Physical Examination

•General: well appearing obese young male in no apparent distress

•Vital Signs: T: 98.6 F BP: 126/88 HR: 76 RR: 14 and O2 sat: 98% on room air

•Remainder of the physical exam was normal

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Laboratory Findings

•CBC: within normal limits

•Basic Metabolic panel: •BUN: 30 •Creatinine: 1.4•Remainder of the basic metabolic panel was within normal limits

•Hepatic panel: within normal limits

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Laboratory Findings

•Urinalysis:pH: 7.3 (4.5-8)Specific Gravity 1.005 (1.005-1.030)Negative protein Negative nitrate Small blood Small leukocyte esterase

Microscopic analysis: Red blood cell count: 3-4White blood cell count: 5-6

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• Concern for cystine stone reformation in the setting of medication non-adherence in a patient with cystinuria.

Working Diagnosis

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CAT Scan Abdomen and Pelvis

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CAT Scan Abdomen and Pelvis

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Ileal Ureter

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Renal Ultrasound

•Atrophic right kidney with multiple echogenic stones throughout the parenchyma mostly in lower pole. No solid mass lesions

•Left kidney with component of compensatory hypertrophy. Three stones noted with largest one in the lower pole measuring 7.2 mm

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• Cystine stone formation secondary to nonadherence with medications in this patient with known diagnosis of cystinuria.

Working Diagnosis

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• Patient was instructed to restart potassium citrate at a higher dose of 3 tablets twice daily and to maintain a high fluid intake and reduce dietary sodium and animal protein intake.

Course

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Cystinuria with cystine stone formation secondary to medication non-adherence.

Final Diagnosis

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