HIV-Associated Nephropathy By Frank O'Brien, MD, Washington University in St Louis Reviewed / Revised Jun 2023 View Patient Education Diagnosis Treatment Topic Resources HIV-Associated Nephropathy... HIV-Associated Nephropathy... HIV-associated nephropathy is characterized by clinical findings similar to those of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and often biopsy features of collapsing glomerulopathy (a variant of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis).