A syndrome of peripheral lipodystrophy, hyperlipidaemia and insulin resistance in patients receiving HIV protease inhibitors

Carr, Andrew; Samaras, Katherine; Burton, Samantha; Law, Matthew; Freund, Judith; J. Chisholm, Donald; A. Cooper, David

doi:10.1097/00002030-199807000-00003

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A syndrome of peripheral lipodystrophy, hyperlipidaemia and insulin resistance in patients receiving HIV protease inhibitors

Published in AIDS • May 1, 1998

Authors:

Andrew Carr

Katherine Samaras

Samantha Burton

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To describe a syndrome of peripheral lipodystrophy (fat wasting of the face, limbs and upper trunk), hyperlipidaemia and insulin resistance in patients receiving potent HIV protease inhibitor therapy. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Outpatient clinic of a university teaching hospi...

Subject

Lipodystrophy

Insulin resistance

Medicine

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