A 43-Year-Old African-American Man with Known HIV Is Evaluated for Edema

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A 43-year-old African-American man with known HIV is evaluated for edema.  A diagnosis of HIV was established five years ago and HAART therapy initiated, but he has been non-compliant due to side effects.  He began experiencing leg edema 3 months ago that has progressively increased in severity. 
His temperature is 36.6 C (97.9 F) , blood pressure is 130/82 mm Hg, and pulse is 84/min.  Cardiac, pulmonary, and abdominal examinations are unremarkable.  He has 3+ ankle edema that extends to the knees and 1+ presacral edema.
His laboratory studies are shown below.

Which of the following would you expect to see on kidney biopsy?

• A)Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
• B)IgA glomerulonephritis
• C)Membranous nephropathy
• D)Minimal change disease
• E)Tubulointerstitial nephritis

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