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HIV-associated nephropathy in children: challenges in a resource-limited setting
HIV infection remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, especially in children living in resource-limited settings....
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The changing landscape of HIV-associated kidney disease
The HIV epidemic has devastated millions of people globally, with approximately 40 million deaths since its start. The availability of antiretroviral...
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Childhood HIV-associated nephropathy: 36 years later
HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN) predominantly affects people of African ancestry living with HIV who do not receive appropriate antiretroviral...
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ANCA-associated vasculitis in a HIV-infected patient:a case-based review
BackgroundThe occurrence of autoantibodies in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients has been previously reported, with a prevalence...
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Apolipoprotein L1 gene variants and kidney disease in patients with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundThe risk of various types of kidney disease is significantly increased in the presence of APOL1 high-risk genotype (carriage of two risk...
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Coronavirus disease 2019-associated nephropathy in an African American patient: a case report and review of the literature
BackgroundAcute kidney injury is now recognized as a common complication of coronavirus disease 2019, affecting up to 46% of patients, with acute...
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The evolving story of apolipoprotein L1 nephropathy: the end of the beginning
Genetic coding variants in APOL1 , which encodes apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1), were identified in 2010 and are relatively common among individuals of...
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Importance of multidisciplinary collaboration for smooth kidney transplantation in HIV-infected patients with chronic kidney disease: a case report
BackgroundAntiretroviral therapy (ART) has reduced mortality caused by AIDS resulting from HIV infection. Meanwhile, the prevalence of chronic kidney...
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Updates on HIV and Kidney Disease
Purpose of ReviewWith the advent of antiretroviral therapy, HIV infection has become a chronic disease in developed countries.
Recent Findings ...
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Patterns of biopsy-proven renal disease in people living with HIV: 10 years experience in Sydney, Australia
BackgroundAcute and chronic kidney diseases are important comorbidities in People Living With HIV (PLWH). Biopsy is often pursued in this cohort with...
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Membranous nephropathy in patients with HIV: a report of 11 cases
BackgroundMembranous nephropathy (MN) has been recognized to occur in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection since the beginning...
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Primary membranous glomerulonephritis with negative serum PLA2R in haemophilia A successfully managed with rituximab – case report and review of the literature
BackgroundHepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cause a wide range of glomerular pathologies. In people with haemophilia,...
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Sleep Disorders and Challenges in People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus: A Narrative Literature Review
Purpose of ReviewUnderstanding the prevalence, presentation, and outcomes of the contribution of sleep disorders to sleep disruption and quality of...
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Conservative therapy is associated with worse clinical features and biochemical derangements than renal replacement therapy: a retrospective study in Kumasi, Ghana
BackgroundThe incidence of end stage kidney disease (ESKD) is increasing in Ghana as with the rest of the world. This study compared the...
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Nierenerkrankungen bei HIV‑Infektion
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections are nowadays a treatable chronic disease with a nearly normal life expectation. Kidney diseases play an...
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Prevalence and risk factors of chronic kidney disease in an HIV positive Mexican cohort
BackgroundHIV subjects have several kidney pathologies, like HIV-associated nephropathy or antiretroviral therapy injury, among others. The global...
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Two patients, two viruses and multiple sites of injury in the kidney
Viral nephropathy is a term defines glomerular, tubular and/or vascular injury in kidney caused by viruses itself or virus-induced immune mechanisms....
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Association of circulating fibroblast growth factor-2 with progression of HIV-chronic kidney diseases in children
BackgroundChildren living with HIV frequently show high plasma levels of fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2/bFGF). FGF-2 accelerates the progression...
