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HIV1/AIDS-associated osteoporosis
Etiology:
- largely due to traditional risk factors for osteoporosis, especially low body weight & smoking & prior advanced AIDS [1]
Related
Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome (HIV infection stage 3, AIDS)
General
complications in patients with HIV1 infection
osteoporosis
References
- Kooij KW et al.
Low bone mineral density in patients with well-suppressed
HIV infection is largely explained by body weight, smoking and
prior advanced HIV disease.
J Infect Dis 2014 Sep 1
PMID: 25180239
http://jid.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2014/09/01/infdis.jiu499