HIV-associated lipodystrophy: epidemiological analysis of a Plastic Surgery Service in Brazil

HIV-associated lipodystrophy: epidemiological analysis of a Plastic Surgery Service in Brazil

Introduction: Lipodystrophy is an important complication of HIV and has different clinical manifestations, such as lipoatrophy of the face, buttocks, and limbs and accumulation of fat in the abdominal and cervical regions. Lipodystrophy has aesthetic and psychosocial consequences, stigmatizing and a...

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Main Authors: Murilo Sgarbi Secanho, Balduino Ferreira de Menezes, Laísa Brandão Carvalho, Weber Ribolli Moragas, Oona Tomiê Daronch, Renata Fernanda Ramos Marcante, Aristides Augusto Palhares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica 2023-05-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica
Subjects:
hiv
hiv seroprevalence
epidemiology
hiv-associated lipodystrophy syndrome
reconstructive surgical procedures
brazil
Online Access:http://www.rbcp.org.br/export-pdf/3262/674%20en.pdf

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