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