Causes for the development of lipodystrophy among HIV and AIDS patients

Today, about 35 million people worldwide are infected with HIV. These patients often develop lipid metabolism disorder called lipodystrophy syndrome. Various clinical features of lipodystrophy are peripheral fat loss in the lower limbs, face and buttocks (lipoatrophy); central adiposity, i.e. excess...

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Main Authors: O V Azovtseva, M K Belous
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) 2018-12-01
Series:RUDN Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://journals.rudn.ru/medicine/article/view/18438