Document 1163
 DOCN  M94A1163
 TI    Pathology of kidney in HIV infection/AIDS.
 DT    9412
 AU    Lanjewar DN; Ansari MA; Grant Medical College, Bombay, India.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(2):194 (abstract no. PB0789). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94371412
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To study the pathological changes and opportunistic
       infections in kidney. METHODS: Kidneys from 55 cases (20 HIV infection,
       35 AIDS) were studied by routine H & E and special stains (PAS, PASM,
       GMS, ZN) to evaluate glomerular, tubular, interstitial and vascular
       lesions along with infective pathology. RESULTS: Renal pathology was not
       identified in any of the 20 cases of HIV infections. 24 of 35 (68.6%)
       cases of AIDS showed infective pathology which included 17 cases of
       renal mycobacteriosis (48.5%), 5 cases of mycotic infection (3
       cryptococci, 2 candida) and 2 cases of CMV infection. Other noted
       lesions were amyloidosis and tubular calcinosis. None of the cases
       showed lesions of HIV associated nephropathy. DISCUSSION AND
       CONCLUSIONS: Opportunistic renal infection was the commonest finding and
       was seen only in full blown AIDS cases. Renal mycobacteriosis was the
       predominant infection. None of the cases were IV drug users which
       probably explains the absence of HIV associated nephropathy in the
       present study.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/PATHOLOGY  AIDS-Associated
       Nephropathy/PATHOLOGY  AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/PATHOLOGY
       Human  HIV Infections/COMPLICATIONS/*PATHOLOGY  Kidney/*PATHOLOGY
       Kidney Diseases/COMPLICATIONS/PATHOLOGY  MEETING ABSTRACT

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