Changes in facial fat in lipodystrophy, wasting and weight gain measured by magnetic resonance imaging

• Main Authors: Nicholas Paton, Yong Yang, Naing Oo Tha, Yih-Yian Sitoh
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Informa UK Limited 2015
• Subjects: RA643-645 Disease (Communicable and noninfectious) and public health
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29312/1/Changes%20in%20facial%20fat%20in%20HIV-related%20lipoatrophy%2C%20wasting%2C%20and%20weight%20gain%20measured%20by%20magnetic%20resonance%20imaging.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29312/; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17720663/; https://doi.org/10.1310/hct0804-227

Background: Changes in facial fat occurring over time in patients with HIV-related lipoatrophy have not been properly quantified. We aimed to define the longitudinal changes in facial fat compartments in patients with lipoatrophy and to compare these with changes accompanying wasting or weight gain....