HIV associated nephropathy is a type of:: (A) Membranous glomerulonephritis, (B) Immunotaetoid glomerulopathy, (C) Collapsing glomerulopathy, (D) Fibrillary glomerulopathy
Answer is C. Answer is C (Collapsing glomerulopathy): The most charachteristic glomerulonephritis in HIV is focal segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). The FSGS characteristically reveals collapse of glomerular capillary tuft and is called collapsing glomerulopathy.