An Adult Case of Fanconi Syndrome Due to a Mixture of Chinese Crude Drugs
- 1 January 1993
- journal article
- case report
- Published by S. Karger AG in Nephron
- Vol. 65 (1) , 137-140
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000187455
Abstract
We examined a 35-year-old male case of acquired Fanconi syndrome induced by a mixture of Chinese crude drugs. Renal glycosuria, hypokalemia, hypophosphatemia, metabolic acidosis, a low threshold of tubular bicarbonate excretion, and generalized aminoaciduria were observed after the patient had taken the drugs for 6 months. When he stopped taking them, all laboratory data improved. He took the drugs again on his own judgment, leading to a second bout of Fanconi syndrome. This is the first case in which Chinese crude drugs have been known to cause acquired Fanconi syndrome.Keywords
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