Lipoatrophy – the main symptoms. What is the characteristic of thinning or loss of adipose tissue?

Syn.: Lipoatrophia.

Def .: Thinning or atrophy of body fat.

Etiol .: In limited lesions, trauma is often the cause.

Clinical: There are local or systemic variants. They can be congenital or acquired.

Source: A. Kaszuba, Z. Adamski: “Lexicon of dermatology”; XNUMXst edition, Czelej Publishing House