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The enigma of persistent hypertriglyceridemia: A case report

Clinical Case Reports, 2022
A patient with a history of Mandibular hypoplasia, Deafness, Progeroid Features Associated Lipodystrophy Syndrome (MDPL), familial lipodystrophy presented with hypertriglyceridemia induced pancreatitis with triglycerides in the 3000s.
Armaan Dhaliwal, Soumiya Ravi, Kanwal Bains, Anil Kumar Potharaju, Tasneem Shah   +4 more
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Causes for the development of lipodystrophy among HIV and AIDS patients

RUDN Journal of Medicine, 2018
Today, about 35 million people worldwide are infected with HIV. These patients often develop lipid metabolism disorder called lipodystrophy syndrome. Various clinical features of lipodystrophy are peripheral fat loss in the lower limbs, face and buttocks
O V Azovtseva, M K Belous
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Isolated Congenital Lower Limb Lipoatrophy: A Case Report and Literature Review

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2023
Summary:. Lipoatrophy and lipodystrophy can often be used interchangeably in the literature. However, there are some key differences. Inflammation plays a preliminary role in subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) loss in lipoatrophy, whereas lipodystrophy ...
Abdullah M. Alhusain, MBBS, Osama A. Alrodiman, MBBS, Faisal A. Alfaqeeh, MBBS, Sami I. Alissa, MBBS, SB-Plast   +3 more
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Lipodystrophy among HIV-Infected Patients Attending Care and Treatment Clinics in Dar es Salaam

AIDS Research and Treatment, 2017
Background. HIV infection and long-term HAART use are associated with metabolic and morphological changes. We assessed prevalence, types, and risk factors associated with lipodystrophy among HIV-infected adults attending CTC in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania ...
Marina Njelekela, Rose Mpembeni, Alfa Muhihi, Nzovu Ulenga, Eric Aris, Deodatus Kakoko   +5 more
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Recent advances in understanding lipodystrophy: a focus on lipodystrophy-associated cardiovascular disease and potential effects of leptin therapy on cardiovascular function [version 1; peer review: 3 approved]

F1000Research, 2019
Lipodystrophy is a disease characterized by a partial or total absence of adipose tissue leading to severe metabolic derangements including marked insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, hypertriglyceridemia, and steatohepatitis.
Thiago Bruder-Nascimento, Taylor C. Kress, Eric J. Belin de Chantemele   +2 more
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The common pathophysiologic threads between Asian Indian diabetic’s ‘Thin Fat Phenotype’ and partial lipodystrophy: the peripheral adipose tissue transcriptomic evidences

Adipocyte, 2020
T2D is a complex disease with poorly understood mechanisms. In Asian Indians, it is associated with “thin fat” phenotype which resembles with partial lipodystrophy. We hypothesized that disturbed expression of lipodystrophy genes might play a role in T2D
Aditya Saxena, Pradeep Tiwari, Nitin Wahi, Anshul Kumar, Sandeep Kumar Mathur   +4 more
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Visceral fat does not contribute to metabolic disease in lipodystrophy

Obesity Science & Practice, 2019
Summary Objectives Lipodystrophies are characterized by regional or generalized loss of adipose tissue and severe metabolic complications. The role of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) in the development of metabolic derangements in lipodystrophy is unknown.
N. Malandrino, J. C. Reynolds, R. J. Brychta, K. Y. Chen, S. Auh, A. M. Gharib, M. Startzell, E. K. Cochran, R. J. Brown   +8 more
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Lipodystrophy defined by Fat Mass Ratio in HIV-infected patients is associated with a high prevalence of glucose disturbances and insulin resistance

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2012
Introduction Combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) in the treatment of HIV-1 infection has been associated with complications, including lipodystrophy, hyperlipidaemia, insulin resistance (IR) and diabetes.
Freitas Paula, Carvalho Davide, Santos Ana, Mesquita Joana, Matos Maria, Madureira Antonio, Martinez Esteban, Sarmento António, Medina José   +8 more
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Efficacy of multivitamin support following bariatric surgery in patients with obesity: a prospective observational study

Eating and Weight Disorders
Purpose Bariatric surgery (BS), an effective treatment for severe obesity and its comorbidities, may result in micronutrient and vitamin deficiencies.
Alessio Basolo, Susanna Bechi Genzano, Jacopo Vitti, Guido Salvetti, Donatella Gilio, Giovanni Ceccarini, Giovanna Scartabelli, Chita Lippi, Rosario Bellini, Rudi Mancini, Simone D’Imporzano, Carlo Moretto, Valentina Angeli, Daniela Troiani, Paola Fierabracci, Roberta Jaccheri, Alba Calderone, Anello M. Poma, Luca Chiovato, Giorgio Saponati, Ferruccio Santini   +20 more
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Lipodystrophy in HIV/AIDS patients with different levels of physical activity while on antiretroviral therapy

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2011
INTRODUCTION: Lipodystrophy is related to the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and can cause aesthetic stigma and increase the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases.
Aline Francielle Mota Segatto, Ismael Forte Freitas Junior, Vanessa Ribeiro dos Santos, Kelly Cristina Pinto Alves, Dulce Aparecida Barbosa, Alexandre Martins Portelinha Filho, Henrique Luiz Monteiro   +6 more
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