[Kidney transplantation in HIV positive patients: two case reports from Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre initial experience].

Abstract

Recently kidney transplantation has become an accepted treatment modality for the treatment of HIV infected patients with end-stage renal diseases. For such treatment it is required stability of clinical and laboratory parameters related to HIV infection and the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy. In this report we present the first two cases in Brazil of patients with HIV infection transplanted with organs from deceased donors performed successfully in our institution. The interactions between immunosuppressive and antiretroviral drugs, the co-infections, cardiovascular risk profile and the high incidence of acute rejection remain the major problems to be dealt with in these patients.

• Authors: Fábio Spuldaro, Adriana Reginato Ribeiro, Alessandra Rosa Vicari, Nancy Tamara Denicol, Leonardo Infantini Dini, Emanuel Burck dos Santos, Karla Laís Pegas, Luiz Felipe Santos Gonçalves, Roberto Ceratti Manfro
• Journal: Jornal brasileiro de nefrologia : 'orgao oficial de Sociedades Brasileira e Latino-Americana de Nefrologia (J Bras Nefrol) 2012 Oct-Dec Vol. 34 Issue 4 Pg. 387-91 ISSN: 2175-8239 [Electronic] Brazil
• Vernacular Title: Transplante renal em pacientes HIV positivos: relato de dois casos da experiência inicial do Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre.
• PMID: 23318828 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Female
• HIV Seropositivity (complications)
• Hospitals
• Humans
• Kidney Failure, Chronic (complications, surgery)
• Kidney Transplantation
• Middle Aged