A Case Of Bilateral Acquired Localized Lipoatrophy

A Case Of Bilateral Acquired Localized Lipoatrophy

Lipoatrophy is characterized by inflammation and tissue loss in fatty tissue. This disease may be congenital or acquired, primary or secondary. Secondary lipoatrophy develops with infections, collagen tissue diseases, tumors and drug injections. In this report, we present the case of a 14-year-old f...

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Veröffentlicht in:Case reports in dermatology 2016-07, Vol.8 (2), p.185-188
Hauptverfasser: Tanrıkulu, Osman, Yesilova, Yavuz, Aksoy, Mustafa
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Sprache:eng
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Lipoatrophy
Lipodystrophy
Single Case
Steroid injection
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Zusammenfassung:Lipoatrophy is characterized by inflammation and tissue loss in fatty tissue. This disease may be congenital or acquired, primary or secondary. Secondary lipoatrophy develops with infections, collagen tissue diseases, tumors and drug injections. In this report, we present the case of a 14-year-old female patient who developed lipoatrophy following intramuscular steroid injection to both buttocks.
ISSN:1662-6567
1662-6567
DOI:10.1159/000447256