The Evolution of Kidney Transplantation in HIV-Positive Patients
Providing kidney transplantation to HIV-positive ESKD patients was until recently considered to be a high-risk endeavour but is now almost routine. It is topical too, with [...]
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#NephMadness 2018: Transplantation Region
Submit your picks! | NephMadness 2018 | #NephMadness | #TransplantRegion Selection Committee Member for the Transplantation Region: Dorry Segev, MD Dr. Segev is the [...]
Urine α1-Microglobulin as a Biomarker of Tenofovir-induced Tubular Injury
Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) is a nucleotide analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor. It is a component of several antiretroviral regimens in the management of HIV [...]
Test Your Knowledge: Kidney Transplantation and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
A recent article by Chandran et al published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases describes a case of recurrent HIV-associated immune complex disease with lupus-like [...]
Nephrology Jumble Bumble: HIV & the Kidney
In the December issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Sexton et al discuss an interesting case of bilateral kidney enlargement and acute kidney injury in a [...]
HIV, Plasma Cells, and Interstitial Nephritis: A New Entity?
Acute interstitial nephritis is an important finding in biopsies performed for acute kidney injury in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients. Infection and [...]