Fanconi syndrome


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Kidney anatomy
Kidney anatomy
Alternative Names

De Toni-Fanconi syndrome


Symptoms
  • Excess amounts of the following substances in the urine: amino acids, glucose, phosphate, magnesium, potassium, bicarbonate, and sodium
  • Growth failure
  • Rickets in children
  • Osteomalacia in adults (abnormal bone mineralization, causing an increased incidence of fractures)
  • Dehydration due to excess urination

Signs and tests



Review Date: 12/09/2005
Reviewed By: Colm C. Magee, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Renal Transplant, Brigham & Women's Hospital, and Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.


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