The treatment of HIV infection has been radically changed with the development of HAART–highly active antiretroviral therapy. Fortunately for nephrologists, these medications are relatively safe from a renal standpoint. There are two notable exceptions to be aware of….
The two most common organisms causing PD-related peritonitis are (1) Staph aureus and (2) Pseudomonas. Certainly there are other causes–for instance fungal peritonitis (one of the indications for immediate catheter removal) and coagulase-negative Staph species (which usually responds…
Hepatitis B–a disease which in the U.S. is on the decline due to regular childhood vaccinations–has a variety of interesting associations with renal disease. There are three distinct glomerular diseases with which the hepatitis B virus is associated….
CMV (cytomegalovirus) infection is quite common in the transplant population, and fortuantely the development and utilization of valganciclovir (Valcyte), an oral prodrug of ganciclovir, as a prophylactic agent has dramatically cut down on the number of CMV infections…
The differential diagnosis of renal disease in an HIV patient is fairly long. Perhaps the most well-known amongst the list is HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN), which involves massive protein wasting, collapsing FSGS, and rapidly-progressive renal failure. Another entity on…
