HIV infection and the kidney.
V D'Agati, GB Appel - Journal of the American Society of …, 1997 - journals.lww.com
HIV-infected patients may present with a variety of patterns of renal involvement. Acute renal
failure is common and most often a result of sepsis, hypotension, and nephrotoxic agents. It
is potentially avoidable, and support through the period of renal failure may lead to
resolution of the renal dysfunction. HIV-associated nephropathy is a unique pattern of
sclerosing glomerulopathy that ranges in prevalence from 1 to 10% of the HIV-infected
population in different geographic locales. This complication of HIV infection will likely …
failure is common and most often a result of sepsis, hypotension, and nephrotoxic agents. It
is potentially avoidable, and support through the period of renal failure may lead to
resolution of the renal dysfunction. HIV-associated nephropathy is a unique pattern of
sclerosing glomerulopathy that ranges in prevalence from 1 to 10% of the HIV-infected
population in different geographic locales. This complication of HIV infection will likely …