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ArticleCureus2025

Rapid Progression to End-Stage Renal Disease in a Young Caucasian Female Newly Diagnosed With HIV Despite a Normal CD4 Count and Viral Load: A Case Report.

Vikash Kumar, Mona Ghias, Eric Huang, Leonard R Maier, Sharath Rajagopalan

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Vikash KumarInternal Medicine, West Virginia University (WVU) Medicine, Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, USA.
Mona GhiasInternal Medicine, West Virginia University (WVU) Medicine, Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, USA.
Eric HuangInternal Medicine, West Virginia University (WVU) Medicine, Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, USA.
Leonard R MaierInternal Medicine, West Virginia University (WVU) Medicine, Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, USA.
Sharath RajagopalanHospital Medicine, West Virginia University (WVU) Medicine, Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This is a case of a 31-year-old Caucasian female with a new diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. At the time of diagnosis, her helper T cell (CD4 cell) count was within normal limits, and the viral load was low (356 copies/mL). She initially presented with uncontrolled hypertension and acute kidney injury (AKI) on a background of known chronic kidney disease stage IV (CKD-IV). Renal biopsy during admission revealed collapsing glomerulopathy with IgA deposits, findings consistent with HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN). Her disease course progressed quickly to end-stage renal disease (ESRD), requiring initiation of hemodialysis shortly after diagnosis.

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chronic kidney disease (ckd)end stage renal disease (esrd)esrdhivhiv associated nephropathy (hivan)

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PMID40718301
PMCPMC12296913

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