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Infections > Communicable Diseases > Blood-Borne Infections > HIV Infections > HIV-Associated Lipodystrophy Syndrome
Infections > Virus Diseases > Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral > HIV Infections > HIV-Associated Lipodystrophy Syndrome
Immune System Diseases > Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes > HIV Infections > HIV-Associated Lipodystrophy Syndrome

Preferred term

HIV-Associated Lipodystrophy Syndrome  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Entry terms

  • HIV-Associated Lipodystrophy
  • HIV Lipodystrophy Syndrome
  • Lipodystrophy Syndrome, HIV

In other languages

  • French

  • Lipodystrophie associée au SIDA
  • Lipodystrophie des patients VIH
  • Lipodystrophie liée au VIH
  • Syndrome de lipodystrophie associé au VIH

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-HLMG5780-K

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