Lipodystrophy associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection

Lipodystrophy associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection is an acquired disorder of adipose tissue distribution and metabolism occurring in individuals living with HIV, most frequently linked to antiretroviral therapy regimens Defining clinical features include the loss of peripheral subcutaneous adipose tissue in the face, limbs, and buttocks, abnormal visceral and truncal fat deposition in the abdomen, breasts, or dorsocervical region, and concurrent metabolic disruptions such as s...

Lipodystrophy associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection is an acquired disorder of adipose tissue distribution and metabolism occurring in individuals living with HIV, most frequently linked to antiretroviral therapy regimens It primarily affects the adipose, metabolic, and cardiovascular systems and presents as lipoatrophy, lipohypertrophy, or a mixed phenotype Defining clinical features include the loss of peripheral subcutaneous adipose tissue in the face, limbs, and buttocks, ab...