Diseases

HIV-Associated Lipodystrophy Syndrome

Defective metabolism leading to fat maldistribution in patients infected with HIV. The etiology appears to be multifactorial and probably involves some combination of infection-induced alterations in metabolism, direct effects of antiretroviral therapy, and patient-related factors.

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Abstract

Defective metabolism leading to fat maldistribution in patients infected with HIV. The etiology appears to be multifactorial and probably involves some combination of infection-induced alterations in metabolism, direct effects of antiretroviral therapy, and patient-related factors.

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7 entry terms
  • HIV Lipodystrophy Syndrome
  • HIV-Associated Lipodystrophy
  • Lipodystrophy Syndrome, HIV
  • HIV Associated Lipodystrophy
  • HIV Associated Lipodystrophy Syndrome
  • Lipodystrophy Syndrome, HIV-Associated
  • Lipodystrophy, HIV-Associated

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2003

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Previous Indexing

  • Lipodystrophy (1998-2002)

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WC 503.5

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. HIV-Associated Lipodystrophy Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D039682. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D039682
  2. HIV-Associated Lipodystrophy Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV-associated_lipodystrophy
  3. HIV-Associated Lipodystrophy Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5629813