title: Fanconi syndrome associated with use of tenofovir in HIV-infected patients: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We report a case of Fanconi syndrome associated with the use of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, a nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor used in the treatment of HIV infection. A 56-year-old HIV-infected man was admitted to the hospital with a chief complaint of severe, progressive weakness. His HIV infection was well controlled by antiretroviral therapy; other medical problems included hepatitis C and chronic renal insufficiency. About 2 weeks before presentation, the patient had received an influenza vaccination, which was followed by a generalized viral syndrome of several days' duration. Next, weakness developed and culminated in an inability to walk; this prompted the patient's presentation at the hospital. Urine chemistry, electrolyte panel, and clinical presentation were consistent with Fanconi syndrome, a generalized proximal tubular dysfunction involving proteins, glucose, uric acid, and electrolytes. Along with our Case Report, we review 25 cases of Fanconi syndrome previously reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Quimby
authors.forename: Maximo O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Brito
mesh_terms: D000225:Adenine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D005198:Fanconi Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications / Q000652:urine; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D063065:Organophosphonates / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000068698:Tenofovir
chemical_list: D063065:Organophosphonates; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors; D000068698:Tenofovir; D000225:Adenine