A patient with HIV infection presenting with diffuse membranous glomerulonephritis in a country with a low HIV prevalence-Remarkable remission with therapy

• Main Authors: Selda Aydin (Author), Bilgül Mete (Author), Mesut Yilmaz (Author), Gulsah Yenidünya (Author), Reşat Zaras (Author), Aydın Tunckale (Author), Fehmi Tabak (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2012-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: The most common manifestation of HIV in the kidney is HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN). In this report, we describe the first documented case of membranous glomerulonephritis in an HIV-positive individual in Turkey, the country with the lowest HIV prevalence in the region. The case occurr...