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Published on: June 30, 2013
HIV-associated nephropathy: an urban epidemic
M Monahan1, N Tanji, P E Klotman
1Division of Nephrology, the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA.
Abstract:
Human immunodeficiency virus-associated nephropathy (HIVAN) is the most common form of chronic renal disease in HIV-1-seropositive patients. Over 85% of cases of HIVAN occur in African-American patients and it is the third leading cause of ESRD in blacks age 20 to 64. Changes in incidence rates of HIVAN have coincided with changes in AIDS incidence rates. The demographics of the AIDS/HIV-1 epidemic indicate that the risk pool for HIVAN will continue to grow and that urban Nephrology centers will continue to see high rates of HIVAN. In addition, improvements in survival rates of HIV-1-seropositive patients on hemodialysis and improved treatment of HIVAN with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)-inhibitors will result in an increased prevalence of HIVAN in the end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and pre-ESRD patient populations.
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