ciency virus (HIV) lipodystrophy syndrome is highly prevalent among patients receiving antiretroviral therapy. 1 Although heterogeneous in its presentation, the syndrome is often characterized by excessive truncal and visceral adiposity, subcutaneous and extremity fat loss, 2 and metabolic abnormalities including hypertriglyceridemia, reduced highdensity lipoprotein cholesterol levels, and insulin resistance, which may increase risk of coronary artery disease. 3,4 Cross-sectional studies do not uniformly show an association between lipodystrophy and antiretroviral therapy, 5 but longitudinal cohort studies suggest that protease inhibitors (PIs) and nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) may be associated with loss of peripheral fat. 6 Prospective studies of body composition in antiretroviral-naive individuals suggest loss of extremity fat and gain in truncal fat with institution of highly active antiretroviral therapy. 7 In a randomized study of antiretroviral-naive individuals initiating antiretroviral therapy, use of a stavudine-containing regimen was associated with a greater