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Brief Reports1 January 1980Fanconi's Syndrome and Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis After Glue SniffingALVlN H. MOSS, M.D., PATRICIA A. GABOW, M.D., WILLIAM D. KAEHNY, M.D., STEPHEN I. GOODMAN, M.D., LEWIS L. HAUT, M.D., MARK R. HAUSSLER, Ph.D.ALVlN H. MOSS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, PATRICIA A. GABOW, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM D. KAEHNY, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, STEPHEN I. GOODMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, LEWIS L. HAUT, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MARK R. HAUSSLER, Ph.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-92-1-69 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptGlue, paint, or toluene sniffers may develop signs of renal toxicity including proteinuria, hematuria, and pyuria (1) and distal renal tubular acidosis (2). A glue sniffer with reversible Fanconi's syndrome in addition to distal renal tubular acidosis is described.A 27-year-old woman was hospitalized for evaluation of profound weakness. She reported inhaling glue from a plastic bag daily for 9 months before admission but denied use of drugs or medications. On admission the patient was lethargic, smelled of glue, and had dried glue on her face. Weakness, dysmetria, dysdiadochokinesia, and ataxia were prominent. She had a severe hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis,...
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