Open AccessHistopathological Pattern of Kidney Diseases Among HIV-Infected Treatment-Naïve Patients in Kano, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Aliyu Abdu,
Akinfenwa Taoheed Atanda,
Sunusi M Bala,
Babatunde Ademola,
Aisha M. Nalado,
Patience Ngozi Obiagwu,
Raquel Duarte,
Saraladevi Naicker
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of nephrology and renovascular disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.846
H-Index - 27
ISSN - 1178-7058
DOI - 10.2147/ijnrd.s304341
Subject(s) - medicine , creatinine , renal function , urinalysis , biopsy , renal biopsy , gastroenterology , population , kidney , pathology , urine , environmental health
Kidney biopsy in patients with HIV-associated kidney diseases allows for histopathologic diagnosis and institution of appropriate treatment as well as proper prognostication. There is a paucity of data on the histopathological pattern of HIV-associated kidney diseases in most sub-Saharan African countries. This study was aimed at evaluating the histopathologic patterns of kidney diseases seen among HIV-infected treatment-naive patients in our center as this will allow for proper diagnosis and institution of appropriate treatment.