KUALA LUMPUR — Men and women with HIV appear to have a markedly higher rate of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) than the general public, a researcher reported here.
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The findings are not surprising, commented former International AIDS Society president Julio Montaner, MD, of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.
As HIV has become a chronic disease controlled by medication, “renal issues have become a concern in the long term,” Montaner told MedPage Today. That’s partly because some of the risk factors associated with HIV acquisition are the same as those that lead to kidney disease, partly because of the virus itself, and partly because some treatments cause renal problems, he said.
Michael Smith
North American Correspondent
MedPage Today
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