Fanconi syndrome caused by low-dose adefovir dipivoxil

Authors

• Li-Na Zhu, Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital Binjiang Branch, Zhejiang, China.
• Li-Jun Mou, Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, China. Tel. +86 (186) 68197373. E-mail: tiantangmou{at}126.com
• Ying Hu, Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, China.
• Jia-Xi Chen, Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, China.

Abstract

Adefovir dipivoxil (ADV) at a low-dose (10 mg daily), which was previously considered not nephrotoxic, was reported to have induced acquired Fanconi syndrome (FS). We report one 64-year-old Chinese woman and 2 Chinese men (ages 45 and 63 years) with bone pain, and/or muscle weakness on ADV therapy were diagnosed with low-dose ADV-induced FS. The serum phosphate normalized, or nearly normalized in the first and second patients after changing ADV to entecavir with, or without phosphate supplement, but did not improve significantly in the third patient after changing ADV to tenofovir, even though he was supplied with a higher dose of phosphate. Low-dose ADV-related FS is not rare in the Asian population. Regular monitoring of urine and serum phosphate is necessary during therapy with ADV. Prognosis was favorable, however, tenofovir is not a suitable replacement for ADV.

Article Type

Case Report

First Page

309

Last Page

313

Recommended Citation

Zhu, Li-Na; Mou, Li-Jun; Hu, Ying; and Chen, Jia-Xi (2014) "Fanconi syndrome caused by low-dose adefovir dipivoxil," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 35: Iss. 3, Article 14.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.5924