Membranous nephropathy in an HIV-positive patient complicated with hepatitis B virus infection

• Published in: Clinical and experimental nephrology Vol. 15; no. 5; pp. 769 - 773
• Main Authors: Numata, Akihiko, Akimoto, Tetsu, Toshima, Masaki, Iwazu, Yoshitaka, Otani, Naoko, Miki, Takuya, Sugase, Taro, Saito, Osamu, Hamano, Yoshitomo, Takemoto, Fumi, Ueda, Yoshihiko, Muto, Shigeaki, Kusano, Eiji
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo Springer Japan 01.10.2011; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adenine - analogs & derivatives; Adenine - therapeutic use; Adult; Anti-HIV Agents - therapeutic use; Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; Antiviral agents; Biopsy; Case Report; Deoxycytidine - analogs & derivatives; Deoxycytidine - therapeutic use; Emtricitabine; Glomerulonephritis, Membranous - complications; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis B - complications; Hepatitis B virus; HIV; HIV Infections - complications; HIV Infections - drug therapy; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Immunoglobulin G; Infections; Kidney diseases; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Membranous nephropathy; Nephrology; Nephropathy; Nephrotic syndrome; Nephrotic Syndrome - complications; Nephrotic Syndrome - drug therapy; Organophosphonates - therapeutic use; Patients; Prednisolone - therapeutic use; Proteinuria; Tenofovir; Urology; Viruses; HIV; Membranous nephropathy; HBV; HBV reactivation; HAART

In ordinary settings, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated nephropathy should be considered when HIV infection is associated with heavy proteinuria. On the other hand, hepatitis B virus (HBV) may also play a role in the development of glomerular injury among patients with HIV infection, sin...