title: Simple renal cysts in children with AIDS.
abstract: Simple renal cysts are very uncommon among children. Of 50 children with AIDS that underwent computed tomography at our hospital, 4 had radiographically simple cysts. The incidence of simple renal cysts in this group of children is thus approximately 45 times that seen in normal children. To our knowledge, simple renal cysts have never been reported as a manifestation of AIDS in children. It is unknown whether or not these cysts are a manifestation of HIV nephropathy (HIVN), in which microcysts are seen pathologically. We suggest that simple renal cysts may be a finding compatible with the diagnosis of HIVN.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, State University of New York, Health Science Center at Brooklyn, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Box 1208, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA.
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Zinn
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Rosberger
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Haller
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Schlesinger
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000293:Adolescent; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D052177:Kidney Diseases, Cystic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography