HIV associated nephropathy ultrasound
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Ali Poyan Mehr, M.D. [2];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Krzysztof Wierzbicki M.D. [3]
Overview
Renal ultrasound in patients with HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN) reveals higher renal echogenicity.
Ultrasonography
Renal ultrasound in patients with HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN) reveals higher renal echogenicity. Normal or low renal echogenicity excludes the diagnosis of HIVAN.[1]
References
- ↑ Atta MG, Lucas GM, Fine DM (2008). "HIV-associated nephropathy: epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and management". Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 6 (3): 365–71. doi:10.1586/14787210.6.3.365. PMID 18588500.