Emerging paradigms in the renal pathology of viral diseases

Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2007 Jul:2 Suppl 1:S6-12. doi: 10.2215/CJN.00280107.

Abstract

This review considers recent information that illuminates pathogenetic mechanisms that involve three of the major viral infections that cause renal injury in the form of HIV-associated nephropathy, polyoma virus nephropathy, and hepatitis C virus-associated glomerulonephritis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • AIDS-Associated Nephropathy / pathology
  • AIDS-Associated Nephropathy / virology*
  • Animals
  • Hepatitis C / complications*
  • Hepatitis C / pathology
  • Humans
  • Kidney / pathology
  • Kidney / virology*
  • Kidney Diseases / pathology
  • Kidney Diseases / virology*
  • Polyomavirus Infections / complications*
  • Polyomavirus Infections / pathology
  • Polyomavirus Infections / virology