Persistent granulomatous inflammatory response induced by injectable poly-L-lactic acid for HIV lipoatrophy

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1407-1409

  Wildemore, John K ^a   Jones, Derek H ^a,b  

^a University of California at Los Angeles ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYLACTIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSULTATION; GIANT CELL; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; LIPOATROPHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN FIBROSIS;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FACE; GRANULOMA, FOREIGN-BODY; HIV-ASSOCIATED LIPODYSTROPHY SYNDROME; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERS;

EID: 33750610676     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2006.32313.x     Document Type: Article

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