Lipodystrophies

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Lipodystrophies




Key Points



Lipodystrophy is characterized by areas of fat loss/absence (lipoatrophy), and/or fat accumulation (lipohypertrophy), with both often coexisting in the same patient; lipoatrophy can lead to the appearance of muscular hypertrophy (Fig. 84.1).



Lipoatrophy may be classified as.


Generalized, partial, or localized (Fig. 84.2).



Inherited (often appears during childhood) or acquired.


Stable or progressive.


Localized lipoatrophy may be idiopathic or secondary to various causes, e.g. injection of medications (in particular CS), pressure (Fig. 84.3), trauma, autoimmune connective tissue disease (e.g. lupus panniculitis; Fig. 84.4), and other panniculitides due to inflammation or lymphoma.


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Apr 22, 2016 | Posted by in Dermatology | Comments Off on Lipodystrophies

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