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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 198-200 |
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Hypokalemic paralysis secondary to tenofovir induced fanconi syndrome
Vishal V Ramteke1, Rushi V Deshpande1, Om Srivastava2, Adinath Wagh2
1 Department of Nephrology, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Vishal V Ramteke
Department of Nephrology, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, 15 G Deshmukh Marg, Mumbai - 400 026, Maharashtra
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0253-7184.167176
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Tenofovir induced fanconi syndrome (FS) presenting as hypokalemic paralysis is an extremely rare complication in patients on anti-retroviral therapy. We report a 50-year-old male with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome on tenofovir-based anti-retroviral therapy who presented with acute onset quadriparesis. On evaluation, he was found to have hypokalemia with hypophosphatemia, glucosuria and proteinuria suggesting FS. He regained normal power in limbs over next 12 h following correction of hypokalemia. Ours would be the second reported case in India. |
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