HIV-associated nephropathy
HUMAN DISEASE
Hivan; HIV nephropathy; HIV-Accociated Nephropathy; Aids-associated nephropathy; HIV-Associated Nephropathy; HIV associated nephropathy
HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN) refers to kidney disease developing in association with infection by human immunodeficiency virus, the virus that causes AIDS. The most common, or "classical", type of HIV-associated nephropathy is a collapsing focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), though other forms of kidney disease may also occur.