Multiple Choice
A 30-year-old heroin addict who is positive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is hospitalized because of generalized edema. Laboratory studies show proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, hyperlipidemia, and lipiduria. Which of the following diseases is most likely to be diagnosed by a biopsy of the kidney?
A) Lipoid nephrosis
B) Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
C) Membranous nephropathy
D) IgA nephropathy
E) Amyloidosis
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