Idiopathic hypercalciuria

Idiopathic hypercalciuria (IH) is a disease in which the cause of urinary calcium is not fully understood, accompanied by urinary calculi, and normal calcium. In 1953, Albright first reported a group of unexplained kidney stones with normal blood calcium and increased urinary calcium excretion, which was named idiopathic hypercalciuria.

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