High prevalence of lipoatrophy in pre-pubertal South African children on antiretroviral therapy: a cross-sectional study

• Autores principales: Innes Steve (Autor), Cotton Mark F (Autor), Haubrich Richard (Autor), Conradie Maria M (Autor), van Niekerk Margaret (Autor), Edson Clair (Autor), Rabie Helena (Autor), Jain Sonia (Autor), Sun Xiaoying (Autor), Zöllner Ekkehard W (Autor), Hough Stephen (Autor), Browne Sara H (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: BMC, 2012-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Materias: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Despite changes in WHO guidelines, stavudine is still used extensively for treatment of pediatric HIV in the developing world. Lipoatrophy in sub-Saharan African children can be stigmatizing and have far-reaching consequences. The se...