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lipodystrophy syndrome

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lipodystrophy syndrome
AIDS A clinical state characterized by redistribution of fat, increased waist size, and loss of fatty tissue from the face, arms and legs, caused by protease inhibitors used to manage HIV-1-infected Pts Clinical Redistribution of fat Adverse effects N&V, maculopapular rash, headache, fatigue, headache, vertigo. See AIDS, Nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor.


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Classical risk factors are metabolic abnormalities associated with insulin resistance and the lipodystrophy syndrome (visceral obesity, diabetes, dyslipidaemia) [61].
6) The lipodystrophy syndrome Currently, there are three classes of ART medications: nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs), non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) and protease inhibitors (PIs).
A report in AIDS by Andrew Carr and colleagues describes the physical and biochemical changes occurring in HIV-positive patients taking PIs, defining lipodystrophy syndrome for the first time.
 
 
 
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