Disease or Syndrome
primary hyperoxaluria
Subclass of:
Carbohydrate Metabolism, Inborn Errors; Hyperoxaluria
Definitions related to primary hyperoxaluria:
  • A hereditary disorder characterized by excessive oxalate production, leading to hyperoxaluria.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Either of two genetic disorders characterized by urinary excretion of large amounts of oxalate, with nephrolithiasis, nephrocalcinosis, early onset of renal failure, and often a generalized deposit of calcium oxalate, resulting from a defect in glyoxalate metabolism.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (hyperoxaluria, primary) A genetic disorder characterized by excretion of large amounts of OXALATES in urine; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NEPHROCALCINOSIS; early onset of RENAL FAILURE; and often a generalized deposit of CALCIUM OXALATE. There are subtypes classified by the enzyme defects in glyoxylate metabolism.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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