Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Wertheim cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: HIV-associated adipose redistribution syndrome (HARS): definition, epidemiology and clinical impact. | AIDS Research and Therapy BioMed Central Review Open Access HIV-associated adipose redistribution syndrome HARS definition epidemiology and clinical impact Kenneth Lichtenstein1 Ashok Balasubramanyam2 Rajagopal Sekhar2 and Eric Freedland 3 Address University of Colorado Infectious Disease Group Practice Denver CO USA 2Translational Metabolism Unit Division of Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism Baylor College of Medicine Houston TX USA and 3EMD Serono Inc. Rockland MA USA Email Kenneth Lichtenstein - Ashok Balasubramanyam - ashokb@ Rajagopal Sekhar - rsekhar@ Eric Freedland - Corresponding author Published 16 July 2007 Received 26 February 2007 AIDS Research and Therapy 2007 4 16 doi 1742-6405-4-16 Accepted 16 July 2007 This article is available from http content 4 1 16 2007 Lichtenstein et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract A segment of the HIV infected population develops abnormal and excessive accumulation of adipose tissue in the trunk including accumulation of visceral deep abdominal adipose tissue. This condition known as HIV-related adipose redistribution syndrome HARS may also be accompanied by fat accumulation in the upper back neck dorsocervical region and or depletion of subcutaneous adipose tissue from the abdomen face limbs or buttocks. HARS is estimated to occur in up to 32 of patients and is associated with health risks similar to those of metabolic syndrome. Techniques to detect and measure HARS include physician and patient assessments and radiologic or anthropometric methods. Background Effective antiretroviral therapy has reduced AIDS acquired immune deficiency .
