Health Blurbs

Fanconi syndrome is a completely different health condition from Fanconi anemia. Although, they both are named after the same Swiss pediatrician.

Fanconi syndrome is a rare kidney tube malfunction in which they fail to reabsorb certain small molecules. This failure causes some substances to be released in your urine that should otherwise be taken into the bloodstream. Thus, you lose key nutrients and chemicals, such as:

• water
• glucose
• minerals
• amino acids
• electrolytes ~ sodium, potassium, bicarbonate

These losses lead to serious health problems and may cause you signs or symptoms like:

• acidosis
• bone pain
• weakness
• proteinuria
• dehydration
• hypokalemia
• osteomalacia
• growth hinderance
• polydipsia ~ excessive thirst
• polyuria ~ excessive urination
• hypophosphatemic rickets ~ due to loss of phosphate

Fanconi syndrome can be caused by a genetic defect or be due to kidney damage. A couple of primary causes for children to experience the syndrome are:

• cystinosis
• galactosemia
• Wilson’s disease
• fructose intolerance
• glycogen storage disease
• heavy metal exposure ~ lead, mercury, cadmium

In adults, Fanconi syndrome’s polyuria and polydipsia may be caused by various kidney damaging situations, including:

• kidney transplant
• multiple myeloma
• certain medications
• primary amyloidosis

In some cases, this producer of excessive urination and thirst may never be determined.

Since different underlying diseases and conditions cause Fanconi syndrome, they’ll be treated accordingly. And additional treatment may entail replacement of nutrients lost in your excessive urination.

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