Antiretroviral kombinationsbehandling er hos patienter med HIV forbundet med en omfordeling af legemsfedt (lipodystrofi), herunder tab af subkutant fedt perifert og i ansigtet, øget intraabdominalt og visceralt fedt, brysthypertrofi og dorso- cervikal fedtophobning (buffalo hump).
Combination antiretroviral therapy has been associated with redistribution of body fat (lipodystrophy) in HIV patients including the loss of peripheral and facial subcutaneous fat, increased intra-abdominal and visceral fat, breast hypertrophy and dorsocervical fat accumulation (buffalo hump).