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| Year : 2017 | Volume
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Successful renal transplant in a pediatric patient with HIV-associated nephropathy
Anshuman Sood1, David Hakim1, Abhishek Bose2
1 Department of Medicine and Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
2 Department of Urology, Narayan Medical College and Hospital, Jamuhar, Sasaram, Bihar, India
Correspondence Address:
Abhishek Bose
Department of Urology, Narayan Medical College and Hospital, Jamuhar, Sasaram, Bihar
India
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DOI: 10.4103/iju.IJU_10_16
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HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN) is a pathological state of the kidneys due to longstanding, uncontrolled HIV infection. With the rapid progression of HIVAN to end-stage kidney failure, there is a significant potential for renal transplantation to improve the quality of life in these patients. Numerous studies have been recently published documenting renal transplantation as a primary treatment for HIVAN. With the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy, allograft and patient survival rates of HIV-infected persons are nearly identical to those who are HIV negative. Our case study documents the successful role of renal transplantation in treating HIVAN in a 9-year-old male child. |
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