Kidney diseases in human immunodeficinecy (HIV)-infected patients can be due to acute renal insufficiency or to chronic kidney diseases. Chronic renal diseases are grouped in function of a predominantly glomerular (HIV-associated nephropaty, glomerulonephritis -frequently related with hepatitis B or C virus coinfection, or concomitant diabetes mellitus of arterial hypertension) or a tubular (usually related with tenofovir or other antiretroviral drugs) alteration. Global and kidney- or cardiovascular-related mortality is increased in HIV-infected patients with renal disease.