Nephrotic syndrome in adult black South Africans: HIV-associated nephropathy as the main culprit

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 102, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1193-1197

  Okpechi, Ikechi G ^a   Rayner, Brian L ^a   Swanepoel, Charles R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; HIV AIDS; Kidney

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; PROTEIN; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ADULT; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLOMERULOPATHY; HIV ASSOCIATED NEPHROPATHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MORBIDITY; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUTH AFRICA; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BIOPSY; BLOOD; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION;

ADULT; AIDS-ASSOCIATED NEPHROPATHY; BIOPSY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CREATININE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79953018831     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)30774-4     Document Type: Article

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