title: [Case report of a patient with AIDS and renal failure treated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis].
abstract: The AIDS epidemic with severe opportunistic infections has put a heavy demand to health workers. The existence of associated renal disorder--acute renal failure or rapidly progressive azotaemia with histological lesion of focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis complicates it even more. We treated a 29-year-old male patient with AIDS (Gr.IV/C-2), who was intravenous heroin abuser with progressed azotaemia, anaemia and thrombocytopenia. Because of unsolved questions of acute renal disease or chronic damage, treatment was started with peritoneal dialysis, including all other conservative measures. Results were good, and during the seven month therapy no episode of peritonitis was observed. Such a result is satisfactory for patients with initial renal disease, and excellent for a person with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The cause of death was not connected with renal disease and dialysis, but was due to AIDS. According to middle proteinuria, hypertension and rapid progession of azotaemia our patient probably belonged to the group of patient with chornic renal disease due to AIDS.
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authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nesić
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authors.lastname: Stojimirović
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authors.lastname: Dimitrijević
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*