Title: HIV and Kidney Disease | NIH
Headings: HIV and Opportunistic Infections, Coinfections, and Conditions
HIV and Opportunistic Infections, Coinfections, and Conditions
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HIV and Kidney Disease
Key Points
What are the kidneys and what do they do?
What are the causes of kidney disease?
Are people with HIV at risk for kidney disease?
What are the symptoms of kidney disease?
What is the treatment for kidney disease?
I am living with HIV. How can I reduce my risk of kidney disease?
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Content: Kidney disease can advance to kidney failure. What are the causes of kidney disease? Diabetes and high blood pressure are the leading causes of kidney disease. Other factors that increase the risk of kidney disease include heart disease and a family history of kidney failure. A person's risk of kidney disease increases as they get older. The longer a person has diabetes, high blood pressure, or heart disease, the greater their risk of kidney disease. The risk of kidney failure is especially high among African Americans, Hispanics, and American Indians, partially because these communities have high rates of diabetes and high blood pressure. Are people with HIV at risk for kidney disease? The risk factors for kidney disease in people with HIV include all those listed above. In addition, poorly controlled HIV infection and coinfection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) increase the risk of kidney disease in people with HIV.