HIV-associated immune complex glomerulonephritis with “lupus-like” features: A clinicopathologic study of 14 cases1

Lupus-like glomerulonephritis, defined by immunohistologic features and absence of serologic evidence of SLE, is not an uncommon form of glomerular disease in HIV-infected patients undergoing a renal biopsy. Renal outcomes in these patients were poor, although this may be due largely to most patients presenting with advanced disease.