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MICHAEL LANDOR, MD; LARRY BERNSTEIN, MD; AYRE RUBINSTEIN, MD
Department of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics; Departments of Pediatrics, Microbiology, and Immunology Albert Einstein College of Medicine 1300 Morris Park Ave Bronx, NY 10461-1602

Am J Dis Child. 1993;147(3):261-262.

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Sir.—The spectrum of renal diseases in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) includes glomerular lesions such as HIV-associated nephropathy and acute renal failure due to ischemia or nephrotoxins, and nonglomerular processes, such as interstitial nephritis, nephrocalcinosis, renal cell carcinoma, Kaposi's sarcoma, lymphoma, and intrarenal infection.¹ We describe here a child infected with HIV in whom the nephropathy was characterized histologically and who, contrary to previous experiences, responded well to steroid therapy.

Patient Report.—The patient initially presented at 3 years of age with progressive lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis. Because of an underlying severe B-cell defect and recurrent infections, she was treated with periodic intravenous dosages of gamma globulin (300 mg/kg biweekly) since 4 years of age. At 10 years of age she developed symptomatic accelerated hypertension, a decrease in creatinine clearance to 20 mL/min, and a proteinuria of 0.6 g/d. A renal biopsy revealed mild glomerular hypercellularity with . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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