THROMBOTIC MICROANGIOPATHY REVEALING HUMA N-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS INFECTION - HISTOLOGY AND ULTRASTRUCTURE

Thrombotic microangiopathy has recently been documented in association with human immunodenciency virus infection. The authors present the c linical laboratory, histologic and electron microscopic kidney study f eatures of one case of thrombotic microangiopathy revealing human immu nodeficiency virus infection. They also review 28 previously reported cases of thrombotic microangiopathy associated with human immunodefici ency virus infection and discuss different pathogenic hypothesis which could be involved in genesis of human immunodeficiency virus-associat ed thrombotic microangiopathy.