title: [Renal anatomopathological changes in patients with acquired immunodeficiency deficiency syndrome].
abstract: Renal anatomopathological lesions were studied among 119 AIDS patients from Faculdade de Medicina do Triângulo Mineiro's University Hospital (Uberaba, MG, Brazil). From formalin-fixed blocks, slides were obtained and studied by light microscopy. Of 119 patients, 67 presented tubulointerstitial nephritis (TIN), 18 inespecific, 2 xantogranulomatous and infections agents were found in 48 as follows: mycosis in 28 (16 Cryptococcus sp; 9 Histoplasma sp, 1 Candida sp e 2 Paracoccidioides brasiliensis); bacteria in 18 (9 Mycobacterium sp), virus in 6 (Cytomegalovirus). Acute tubular necrosis was found in 43 cases (36.1%). Other diagnosis were: nefrocalcinosis (15.1%), arteriolar hyalinosis (22.7%), two cases of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (1.7%) and one case of diffuse mesangial hyperplasia (0.8%). We conclude that the renal involvement in patients with AIDS, presents a wide spectrum of pathologies, secondary to complications related to opportunistic infections, therapeutic and diagnostic management, and the nephropathies associated to HIV.
authors.affiliation: Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias e de Patologia Geral, Faculdade de Medicina do Triângulo Mineiro (FMTM), Uberaba. alaguna@oge.sld.pe
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Laguna-Torres
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: dos Reis
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Menegaz
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Pelá
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prata
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000473:pathology; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000473:pathology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001344:Autopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged