DISCORDANCE BETWEEN BODY MASS INDEX AND ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS AMONG HIV-1-INFECTED PATIENTS ON ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY AND WITH LIPOATROPHY/LIPOHYPERTROPHY SYNDROME

DISCORDANCE BETWEEN BODY MASS INDEX AND ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS AMONG HIV-1-INFECTED PATIENTS ON ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY AND WITH LIPOATROPHY/LIPOHYPERTROPHY SYNDROME

Introduction: Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) has improved and extended the lives of thousands of people living with HIV/AIDS around the world. However, this treatment can lead to the development of adverse reactions such as lipoatrophy/lipohypertrophy syndrome (LLS) and its associated...

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Main Authors: Lismeia Raimundo SOARES, Daniela Cardeal da SILVA, Claudio R. GONSALEZ, Felipe G. BATISTA, Luiz Augusto M. FONSECA, Alberto J.S. DUARTE, Jorge CASSEB
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2015-04-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
HIV
Lipoatrophy/lipohypertrophy syndrome
Nutrition
Anthropometry
Brazil
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