Hypophosphatemic Osteomalacia Associated with Adefovir-induced Fanconi Syndrome Initially Diagnosed as Diabetic Kidney Disease and Vitamin D Deficiency

Volume: 58, Issue: 6, Pages: 821 - 825
Published: Mar 15, 2019
Abstract
A 68-year-old man with type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic hepatitis B infection was referred to the nephrology department before planned surgery for hepatocellular carcinoma. He had been receiving low-dose adefovir dipivoxil (ADV) for 11 years. Laboratory findings revealed impaired re-absorption in the proximal renal tubules. He had been diagnosed with diabetic kidney disease and osteomalacia due to vitamin D deficiency; thus, ADV was not...
Paper Details
Title
Hypophosphatemic Osteomalacia Associated with Adefovir-induced Fanconi Syndrome Initially Diagnosed as Diabetic Kidney Disease and Vitamin D Deficiency
Published Date
Mar 15, 2019
Volume
58
Issue
6
Pages
821 - 825
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