title: Facial lipohypertrophy in HIV-infected subjects who underwent autologous fat tissue transplantation.
abstract: Of 41 HIV-infected patients with facial lipoatrophy who underwent autologous fat transplantation, disfiguring facial lipohypertrophy at the graft site occurred at the same time as recurrent fat accumulation at the tissue harvest site in 4 patients who had had fat transferred from the dorsocervical fat pad or from subcutaneous abdominal tissue.
authors.affiliation: Clinica delle Malattie Infettive, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy. g.guaraldi@unimo.it <g.guaraldi@unimo.it>
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guaraldi
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Fazio
authors.forename: Gabriella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Orlando
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Murri
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guaraldi
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Esposito
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism / Q000637:transplantation*; D000328:Adult; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active / Q000009:adverse effects; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D039682:HIV-Associated Lipodystrophy Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous