Open AccessRenal transplantation in HIV patients: A series of four cases
Author(s) -
Agarwal Dk,
Jayant Kumar Hota,
Nalin Nag,
Saurabh Mehta
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of nephrology/indian journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3662
pISSN - 0971-4065
DOI - 10.4103/0971-4065.97139
Subject(s) - medicine , contraindication , immunosuppression , transplantation , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , kidney transplantation , disease , end stage renal disease , intensive care medicine , immunology , pathology , alternative medicine
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in a patient with end-stage renal disease was considered a contraindication for renal transplantation till now despite the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy with the apprehension that immunosuppression would further jeopardize the already compromised immune status of the patients. Renal transplantation in HIV patients is rare in developing countries including ours. Here we report a series of four cases of renal transplantation in HIV patients.