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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Kidney Disease in HIV-Positive Children
Seminars in Nephrology, Volume 28, No. 6, Year 2008
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Description
Before the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy, more than 40% of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected children experienced renal complications. In sub-Saharan Africa, approximately 2.1 million children are infected with HIV-1. In the absence of antiretroviral therapy, young African children frequently died of AIDS-related complications before renal diseases could be manifested or diagnosed. As antiretroviral therapy has become more available, and their survival has increased, our experience in treating kidney disease in HIV-infected children has improved. This article discusses relevant clinical and pathologic findings related to kidney disease in HIV-infected children. © 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
McCulloch, Mignon I.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Ray, Patricio E.
United States, Washington, D.c.
Children's Research Institute, Children's National Medical Center
Statistics
Citations: 44
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.semnephrol.2008.09.001
ISSN:
02709295
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Noncommunicable Diseases