A rare phenomenon of atypical lipodystrophy in a patient on HAART in the absence of a protease inhibitor regimen
Date
2010-09
Authors
Mitha, Mohammed
Cupido, Gordon
Taljaard, Jantjie
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Publisher
The South African journal of HIV medicine
Abstract
Lipodystrophy is a complication of patients on antiretroviral (ARV) medication; however, it is commonest in patients on long-term treatment and those on protease inhibitor (PI) regimens.1,2 We present a rare case of atypical lipodystrophy, presenting as multiple subcutaneous lipomas, in a patient who had been on a non-PI ARV regimen for 6 weeks.
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Keywords
HIV-associated lipodystrophy syndrome
Citation
Mitha, Mohammed, Cupido, Gordon, Taljaard, Jantjie, 2010. A rare phenomenon of atypical lipodystrophy in a patient on HAART in the absence of a protease inhibitor regimen. Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, September, 37-38.