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Bone trephine changes in hereditary hyperoxalosis 2

Bone trephine changes in hereditary hyperoxalosis 2
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Author: Shayan Ashfaq
Category: Laboratory Hematology > Body fluids:  abnormal cells and microorganisms with cross-references to specific diagnoses when appropriate > Crystals
Published Date: 04/16/2026

The trephine biopsy shows active bone remodeling with both osteoblasts (bone-forming cells) and osteoclasts (bone-resorbing cells), along with tunnel resorption and peritrabecular fibrosis, indicating a chronic metabolic bone process; most importantly, the presence of aggregates of needle-shaped crystals surrounded by a foreign body reaction is characteristic of oxalate crystal deposition, making the findings highly suggestive of bone involvement in Hyperoxalosis, a condition where excess oxalate accumulates and deposits in tissues, often associated with underlying kidney dysfunction.

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