Practical applications of the HIV lipodystrophy case definition.
Diagnosis of HIV-associated lipodystrophy (LD) has been limited by the absence of a validated case definition and the frequent lack of objective body composition measures. An international, objective, case-control study recruited HIV-infected, adult outpatients free of active AIDS, and a case definition model for LD was developed. The relative merits and limitations of this definition as a practical tool for the long-term monitoring of a patient's LD status over the duration of clinical treatment are discussed.
Rebekah L
RL
Puls
Andrew
A
Carr
D000328:Adult; D001823:Body Composition; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D039682:HIV-Associated Lipodystrophy Syndrome / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
D002784:Cholesterol