Recurrent stroke as a presenting feature of acquired partial lipodystrophy

Acquired partial lipodystrophy (PL) (Barraquer-Simons syndrome) is a rare condition with onset in childhood, and it is characterized by progressive loss of subcutaneous fat in a cephalocaudal fashion. This report describes a case of acquired PL in a 16-year-old girl, who had progressive loss of faci...

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Main Authors: Namburi R Prasad, Ponnala A Reddy, Bindu Menon, T S Karthik, Faizal Ahmed, Mithun Chakravarthy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2012;volume=16;issue=8;spage=455;epage=457;aulast=Prasad