Electrical bioimpedance as a diagnostic method for lipodystrophy syndrome in HIV-infected patients in Lower Silesia, Poland

Abstract

Introduction: Despite a great progress in antiretroviral therapy (ARV) there are many human immu no deficiency virus (HIV)infected patients with lipodystrophy syndrome (LS). However, there are still no clearly defined criteria to diagnose dystrophic changes. It would be valuable to introduce a noninvasive and inexpensive method to clinical practice, which could objectify the assessment of LS in HIVinfected population. The aim was to determine usefulness of electrical bioimpedance in the dia gnostics of lipodystrophy syndrome.