HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ASSOCIATED NEPHROPATHY IN PERINATALLY INFECTED HIV CHILDREN IN CALABAR, NIGERIA. CLINICAL FEATURES, TREATMENT AND OUTCOME.
Author(s): Nsa E. I.; Uzomba C. I.; Anah M. U.; Etuk I. S.
Institute(s): Department of Paediatrics, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
Volume 7 / Issue 1
Abstract
Renal disease is increasingly being recognized as a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in HIV positive patients. Human Immunodeficiency virus associated nephropathy (HIVAN) is the most common type of HIV related renal disease and rapidly progress to end stage renal disease (ESRD). There is paucity of report on true prevalence of HIVAN in African. This study was aimed at determining the prevalence of HIVAN, clinical features, treatment and outcome in Calabar, Nigeria.
Number of Pages: 6
Number of Words: 2198
First Page: 34
Last Page: 39