Definitions
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- noun medicine The loss of
subcutaneous fatty tissue
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Examples
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However, stavudine could lead to a nerve disorder causing numbness and burning pain in the hands and feet, and loss of body fat known as lipoatrophy or wasting.
DWS Pill Scribe 2009
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But it causes a nerve disorder leading to numbness and burning pain in the hands and feet, and loss of body fat known as lipoatrophy or wasting, it said, conditions that are "disabling and disfiguring".
unknown title 2009
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But it causes a nerve disorder leading to numbness and burning pain in the hands and feet, and loss of body fat known as lipoatrophy or wasting, it said, conditions that are disabling and disfiguring.
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Dr. Comite, who is on the Medical Education Faculty for the company which manufactures Radiesse, wrote the first paper ever written on using Radiesse for facial wasting, also known as lipoatrophy.
Dr. Rock Positano: New "Fillers" for the Fight Against Wrinkles 2008
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We believe that this updated data, especially with the demonstrated lipoatrophy benefit, adds to the roster of evidence supporting Truvada use over Combivir.
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TDF/FTC-based regimens increased limb fat at 96 weeks, with similar proportion of patients with lipoatrophy.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Viiv Healthcare 2010
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Many HIV positive gay men don't want to go to clubs because visible side effects of antiretroviral drugs like lipodystrophy (muscle wasting), lipoatrophy (facial wasting) and the "buffalo hump" (irregular fat deposits in the body) cause them to be singled out and ridiculed.
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Many HIV positive gay men don't want to go to clubs because visible side effects of antiretroviral drugs like lipodystrophy (muscle wasting), lipoatrophy (facial wasting) and the
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Hendrickson SL, Kingsley LA, Ruiz-Pesini E, Poole JC, Jacobson LP, et al. (2009) Mitochondrial DNA haplogroups influence lipoatrophy after highly active antiretroviral therapy.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Aurelia Santoro et al. 2010
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Primary endpoints included DEXA-measured changes in lumbar spine and hip BMD and the presence of lipoatrophy at 96 weeks.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Viiv Healthcare 2010
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