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HIV and Edema in a 34-Year-Old Man

A 34-year-old Hispanic man with HIV presented with gradual onset lower-extremity edema over the past 2 months. He was diagnosed with HIV 10 years earlier. What is the cause of his nephropathy?

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An HIV Patient on Chemotherapy With Rising Creatinine

A 72-year-old man was referred to a nephrology clinic because of an increase in creatinine from 1.2 to 2.2 mg/dL. He has a complicated medical history of neurogenic bladder, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), HIV, and metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the left mandible post resection. He underwent cisplatin-based chemotherapy and radiation 3 years previously. For the…

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