Abstract
Although precipitation of calcium salts in a liquid form, the so-called “milk of calcium” is not an unusual finding in the gall-bladder, it is very rarely found in the kidneys. Only three cases of the latter condition have been published in the world literature (Howell, 1959; Walker, Pearson and Johnson, 1960; Pullman and King, 1962). The “milk of calcium” in the gall-bladder is usually a suspension of precipitated calcium carbonate. Data concerning the chemical composition of similar precipitations in the urinary tract are very sparse. Chemical examination was carried out only in the case of Walker et. al. (1960) where calcium carbonate was found. Owing to its specific gravity the “milk of calcium” is layered below the other body fluids with a sharp horizontal delineation between them. It is uncertain why in some cases calcium salts are present only in the form of a suspension. Genuine calculus formation may be present within “milk of calcium” in the urinary tract as well as in the gall-bladder.
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