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Preferred term

AIDS-Associated Nephropathy  

Type

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Definition

  • Renal syndrome in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients characterized by nephrotic syndrome, severe proteinuria, focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis with distinctive tubular and interstitial changes, enlarged kidneys, and peculiar tubuloreticular structures. The syndrome is distinct from heroin-associated nephropathy as well as other forms of kidney disease seen in HIV-infected patients.

Synonym(s)

  • AIDS-Associated Nephropathies
  • AIDS Nephropathy
  • HIV-Associated Nephropathies
  • HIV-Associated Nephropathy
  • HIV-Related Nephropathies
  • HIV-Related Nephropathy
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Associated Nephropathy
  • Nephropathies, AIDS-Associated
  • Nephropathies, HIV-Associated
  • Nephropathies, HIV-Related
  • Nephropathy, AIDS-Associated
  • Nephropathy, HIV-Associated
  • Nephropathy, HIV-Related

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