Not your Typical Rash: A Case of IgA Nephropathy in the Setting of HIV

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection presents with a variety of conditions. We describe the case of a 33-year-old Hispanic male with IgA nephropathy and Henoch-Schonlein Purpura in the setting of HIV. The incidence of vasculitis associated with HIV infection is less than 1%. There are few ca...

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Autores principales: Contreras-Chavez, Pamela, Anampa-Guzmán, Andrea, Henao, Jose, Fernandez, Raynieri, Saad, Peguy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6784914/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31612096
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5368
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Sumario:Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection presents with a variety of conditions. We describe the case of a 33-year-old Hispanic male with IgA nephropathy and Henoch-Schonlein Purpura in the setting of HIV. The incidence of vasculitis associated with HIV infection is less than 1%. There are few cases reported of IgA nephropathy in the context of HIV. Henoch-Schonlein Purpura usually presents in children. We encountered a patient with rare illnesses while in the setting of immunodeficiency.

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