Ascorbic Acid Aggravates Secondary Hyperoxalemia in Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis
Authors: PETER BALCKE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1984)

Brief Reports1 September 1984Ascorbic Acid Aggravates Secondary Hyperoxalemia in Patients on Chronic HemodialysisPETER BALCKE, M.D., PAUL SCHMIDT, M.D., JAN ZAZGORNIK, M.D., HERBERT KOPSA, M.D., ALEXANDER HAUBENSTOCK, M.D.PETER BALCKE, M.D., PAUL SCHMIDT, M.D., JAN ZAZGORNIK, M.D., HERBERT KOPSA, M.D., ALEXANDER HAUBENSTOCK, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-101-3-344 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptA deficiency in ascorbic acid is found in many patients having chronic hemodialysis treatment, and supplementation is commonly recommended. Ascorbic acid is a metabolic precursor of oxalic acid. Because this compound accumulates during chronic renal insufficiency (1), the administration of ascorbic acid could cause a further increase of plasma oxalic acid levels in patients on chronic hemodialysis.Over a period of 4 weeks, nine patients on chronic hemodialysis (seven men, two women; mean age, 41 years) received 1 g of ascorbic acid intravenously after each dialysis session, or a total dose of 12 g for each patient. The clinical diagnosis...References1. BALCKESCHMIDTZAZGORNIKKOPSADEUTSCH PPJHE. Secondary oxalosis in chronic renal insufficiency [Letter]. N Engl J Med. 1980;303:944. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. KRUGERS DAGNEAUXKLEIN ELHORSTOLTHUIS PJF. Oxalic acid determination in plasma. Clin Chim Acta. 1976;71:319-25. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. KASIDASROSE GG. A new enzymatic method for the determination of glycollate in urine and plasma. Clin Chim Acta. 1979;96:25-36. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. PRUEATONKJELLSTRAND CJC. 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