Further studies on the "curry kidney".

The Fijian Indian is a prolific renal stone former, whereas the native Fijian living in the same climate is not. An excessive intake of curry has previously been suggested as the cause of this extensive stone formation in the Fijian Indian. Metabolic studies in these patients have not revealed any other biochemical abnormality which might cause nephrolithiasis. Nearly half of the Fijian Indians who meet violent and sudden deaths have evidence of nephrocalcinosis. These findings add further weight to the theory that an excessive intake of curry is nephrotoxic.