HIV-AIDS: urologic considerations.
The prevalence of HIV continues to grow in the United States and worldwide. HIV-positive patients experience many genitourinary disease processes. With improvements in HIV therapy, patients have questions and concerns pertaining to their quality of life. This article reviews conditions such as HIV-related urinary tract infections, urolithiasis, voiding dysfunction, fertility, sexual dysfunction, HIV-related nephropathy, malignancies, and occupational exposure and prophylaxis. Knowledge of the various HIV manifestations of genitourinary conditions and their treatment options benefits clinicians and improves patient outcomes.
Department of Urology, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA.
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D016263:AIDS-Associated Nephropathy; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*