Tenofovir induced Fanconi syndrome in a middle age African female from Kenya, East Africa: Case report and brief literature review

Abstract

Key Clinical Message This case presentation highlights the need to routinely monitor renal function in patients on Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate (TDF) due to its side effect of proximal tubule dysfunction. Abstract This is a case presentation of a 50‐year‐old African female who had been on a Tenofovir based regimen for 12 years and developed Fanconi syndrome. She recovered after discontinuation of the Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate (TDF).

Keywords

• antiretroviral therapy
• drug induced nephrotoxicity
• Fanconi syndrome
• tenofovir