Undiagnosed HIV in Patients on Immunosuppressive Medications Presenting with HIV-Associated Kidney Disease

We describe a case series containing the narratives of three patients recently treated with immunosuppressive agents, who presented with signs concerning for HIV-associated kidney diseases and who were found to have undiagnosed HIV later in the treatment course, which, unfortunately, resulted in poor outcomes. Screening for HIV or related illnesses, such as viral hepatitis or mycobacterial co-infections including tuberculosis, is essential before initiating biologic immunosuppression.PMID:38701846 | DOI:10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001688

Source: Southern Medical Journal - May 3, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Nathaniel Forrester Jonathan Zhang Suo Keyes Ronan Cajimat Yelena Burklin Mary Ann Kirkconnell Hall Jason Cobb Source Type: research