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Fanconi's Syndrome Associated with Prolonged Adefovir Dipivoxil Therapy in a Hepatitis B Virus Patient.
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PMID:  20981219     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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Adefovir dipivoxil (ADV) is commonly used as an antiviral agent in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B or human immunodeficiency virus infection. Nephrotoxicity has been shown to occur at daily dosages of 60-120 mg. Fanconi's syndrome is a generalized dysfunction of the renal proximal tubular cells, which is usually accompanied by complications. Here we report a case of Fanconi's syndrome in a chronic hepatitis B patient who had been treated with a prolonged regimen of ADV at 10 mg/day. A 47-year-old man complained of severe back and chest-wall pain. He had chronic hepatitis B and had been treated with ADV at a daily dose of 10 mg for 38 months. He was hospitalized because of severe bone pain, and laboratory and radiologic findings suggested a diagnosis of Fanconi's syndrome with osteomalacia. After discontinuation of the ADV, he recovered and was discharged from hospital. His laboratory findings had normalized within 2 weeks. This case indicates that Fanconi's syndrome can be acquired by a chronic hepatitis B patient taking ADV at a conventional dosage of 10 mg/day. Therefore, patients treated with long-term ADV should be checked regularly for the occurrence of ADV-induced Fanconi's syndrome.
Authors:
Young Kul Jung; Jong Eun Yeon; Jong Hwan Choi; Chung Ho Kim; Eun Suk Jung; Ji Hoon Kim; Jong Jae Park; Jae Seon Kim; Young-Tae Bak; Kwan Soo Byun
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-09-24
Journal Detail:
Title:  Gut and liver     Volume:  4     ISSN:  1976-2283     ISO Abbreviation:  Gut Liver     Publication Date:  2010 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-10-28     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101316452     Medline TA:  Gut Liver     Country:  Korea (South)    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  389-93     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University of Medicine and Science Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea.
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