Specific medications and medication classes increase the lipoatrophy and lipodystrophy risk. A change of treatment strategy might be beneficial in improving adipose tissue deposition. The effects of HIV on metabolism offer new insights into cardiovascular disease pathogenesis.
More studies of the mechanisms of bone loss, the skeletal effects of antiretroviral therapy and the therapeutic outcome of bone-protective therapy in HIV-positive individuals are needed.
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