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Histoplasmosis and Kidney Disease in Patients with AIDS

Abstract

Renal disease in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) often presents with significant proteinuria and progressive renal failure; focal glomerulosclerosis is the most common renal pathology identified. To our knowledge, we report the first case of nephrotic-range proteinuria and preserved renal function in an HIV-infected patient in association with disseminated histoplasmosis. The initial level of proteinuria was 12.5 g/24 …

Authors

Burke DG; Emancipator SN; Smith MC; Salata RA

Journal

Clinical Infectious Diseases, Vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 281–284

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Publication Date

August 1997

DOI

10.1086/514556

ISSN

1058-4838