title: Corticosteroid therapy in a Chinese patient with nephropathy associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection.
abstract: A 52-year-old man with 6 years' history of human immunodeficiency virus infection who was receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy presented with acute renal failure and nephrotic syndrome. Renal biopsy revealed features consistent with nephropathy associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection. Treatment consisted of intravenous methylprednisolone followed by oral prednisolone. The patient's renal function improved, although proteinuria persisted. Human immunodeficiency virus-associated nephropathy is very rare in Asian populations and is more common among blacks. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first documented case of nephropathy associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection occurring in Hong Kong.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 30 Gascoigne Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong. wongkmf@ha.org.hk
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Y L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: K T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Chau
authors.forename: P C K
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D016263:AIDS-Associated Nephropathy / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000284:Administration, Oral; D044466:Asian People; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone; D008775:Methylprednisolone