Lipodystrophy in 685 HIV-1–Treated Patients: Influence of Antiretroviral Treatment and Immunovirological Response

Abstract

LD is frequently observed in PI-treated patients, but it is also observed in patients receiving an ART regimen without PIs. Our study suggests different underlying mechanisms, because immunovirological response to treatment as well as certain therapies were linked to the occurrence of LD. This hypothesis would be best clarified in a large prospective cohort of naive patients.