Combined renal tubular acidosis and diabetes insipidus in hematological disease

Background: A 39-year-old male with multiple myeloma was admitted for treatment with melphalan and autologous stem cell reinfusion. He presented with hypokalemia and hyperchloremic non-anion-gap metabolic acidosis with a high urinary pH. He also had hypomagnesemia, hypophosphatemia, hypouricemia, proteinuria and glucosuria. The patient subsequently developed polyuria with a low urine osmolality, hypernatremia and, finally, acute renal failure. Investigations: Physical examination, blood and urine analyses, kidney biopsy and tonicity balance. Diagnosis: Fanconi syndrome with proximal (type II) renal tubular acidosis caused by myeloma kidney. Renal tubular acidosis was complicated by probable nephrogenic diabetes insipidus and acute renal failure. Management: Potassium supplementation, sodium bicarbonate therapy, intravenous fluid therapy and dialysis.

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