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Three very low birth weight infants, treated with frusemide for broncho-pulmonary dysplasia are described. They all developed medullary nephrocalcinosis identifiable by real time ultrasound. The sonographic findings of diffuse medullary hyper-echogenicity appears to be specific for nephrocalcinosis.
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Kenney, I.J., Aiken, C.G. & Lenney, W. Frusemide-induced nephrocalcinosis in very low birth weight infants. Pediatr Radiol 18, 323–325 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02389002
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