Crystalline nephropathy is a rare yet well-known condition associated with multiple myeloma and other light chain-secreting disorders. Paraproteins that are resistant to proteolysis crystallize within proximal tubular cells and cause light-chain proximal tubulopathy, which presents clinically as Fanconi syndrome. Podocytes are rarely affected, and the crystalline inclusions within podocytes are...

Fanconi syndrome results from a generalized abnormality of the proximal tubules of the kidney and owing to phosphate depletion can cause hypophosphatemic osteomalacia. Adefovir dipivoxyl (ADV) effectively suppresses hepatitis B virus replication but exhibits nephrotoxicity when administered at a low dosage. We report two cases of Fanconi syndrome induced by ADV at 10 mg/day to call for regular ...

Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) is increasingly used in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection. Although associated with renal toxicity in HIV-infected patients, renal dysfunction has been reported rarely in the monoinfected CHB population. To date, TDF-associated Fanconi syndrome has not been reported. Here, we present two cases of TDF-associated Fanconi syndrome with rapid reso...

BACKGROUND The VACTERL with hydrocephalus (VACTERL-H) phenotype is recognised to be a severe manifestation of autosomal recessive Fanconi anaemia. Several families have been described in which the VACTERL-H phenotype segregates as an X linked syndrome. The mutations which cause X linked VACTERL-H syndrome are not known. OBJECTIVE To determine if mutations in FANCB, which are known to cause Fa...

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