calcium oxalate (CaC2O4)

Epidemiology

• calcium oxalate crystals are found in plant stems, roots, & leaves
  • when needlelike calcium oxalate crystals come in contact with the lips, tongue, oral mucosa, conjunctiva, or skin, they produce pain & edema
• plants that contain oxalates include:
  • Anthurium
  • Arum, araceae (Arisaema species)
  • Caladium bicolor
  • Calla lily (Zantedeschia species)
  • Chinese evergreen (Aglaonema species)
  • Dieffenbachia
  • Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)
  • Monstera deliciosa
  • Nephthytis (Syngonium podophyllum)
  • Philodendron
  • Pothos or hunter's robe (Epipremnum aureum)
  • Skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus)

More general terms

• salt

Additional terms

• Ca+2
• calcium oxalate crystals in urine
• oxalate

Database

• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=33005
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=165350
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=122156