Use of ultrasonography-assisted liposuction for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus-associated enlargement of the dorsocervical fat pad.

Autor: Piliero PJ; Div. of HIV Medicine, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York 12208, USA. pilierp@mail.amc.edu, Hubbard M, King J, Faragon JJ
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America [Clin Infect Dis] 2003 Nov 15; Vol. 37 (10), pp. 1374-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2003 Oct 13.
DOI: 10.1086/379073
Abstrakt: Enlargement of the dorsocervical fat pad (i.e., "buffalo hump") is one manifestation of the lipodystrophy syndrome associated with human immunodeficiency virus. We report our experience with the use of ultrasonography-assisted liposuction in a cohort of 10 patients with this complication.
Databáze: MEDLINE