title: [Nephrotic syndrome associated with AIDS in children].
abstract: Several renal and renal-related disturbances have been described in patients with AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome), in adults and children as well. These are mainly electrolyte and acid-base imbalance, acute renal failure and nephrotic syndrome. The latter is usually steroid non-responder. The renal histopathological lesions described more commonly are minimal change, mesangial hyperplasia and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Herein, we describe a 5 year-old with AIDS, that developed nephrotic syndrome, characterized by edema, ascites, hypoalbuminemia and massive proteinuria. A percutaneous renal biopsy showed mesangial proliferation. She did not respond to a 6 week treatment with prednisone. She died with sepsis after several viral and bacterial infections.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Nefrología, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, México, D.F.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Muñoz-Arizpe
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Romero-Navarro
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gómez-Chico
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Velásquez-Jones
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Samudio-Domínguez
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ramón-García
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Valencia-Mayoral
mesh_terms: D016263:AIDS-Associated Nephropathy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome