[Long-term HIV infection and dialysis dependent renal failure in analgesic nephropathy].

We report a case of advanced human immundeficiency virus infection and relapsing urinary tract infections due to analgesic nephropathy. The patient developed an urosepsis with multiorgan dysfunction syndrome and required dialysis. Inspite of this complicated course, for the first time thirteen years after diagnosis of the HIV-infection, an antiretroviral treatment was started, followed by an impressive improvement of quality of life, physical activity and psychological stabilization.