Facial lipohypertrophy in HIV-infected subjects who underwent autologous fat tissue transplantation.
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.
Guaraldi
Giovanni
G
Clinica delle Malattie Infettive, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy. g.guaraldi@unimo.it <g.guaraldi@unimo.it>
De Fazio
Domenico
D
Orlando
Gabriella
G
Murri
Rita
R
Wu
Albert
A
Guaraldi
Pietro
P
Esposito
Roberto
R
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