Disease or Syndrome
AIDS-associated nephropathy
Subclass of:
Kidney Diseases; HIV Infections
Definitions related to aids-associated nephropathy:
  • (hiv-associated nephropathy) Kidney disease associated with HIV infection.
    NICHD Pediatric Terminology
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (hiv-associated nephropathy) Renal disease in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients. It is characterized by nephrotic syndrome, azotemia, normal to large kidneys on ultrasound images, and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis on renal biopsy findings.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Renal syndrome in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients characterized by nephrotic syndrome, severe proteinuria, focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis with distinctive tubular and interstitial changes, enlarged kidneys, and peculiar tubuloreticular structures. The syndrome is distinct from heroin-associated nephropathy as well as other forms of kidney disease seen in HIV-infected patients.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • HIV-associated nephropathy is characterized by clinical findings similar to those of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and often biopsy features of collapsing glomerulopathy (a variant of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis).
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2025
  • Renal disease is a relatively common complication in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease. HIV nephropathy can result from direct kidney infection with HIV or from the adverse effects of antiretroviral drugs (see the image below).
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2025
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