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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Main Authors: Osman Tanrıkulu, Yavuz Yesilova, Mustafa Aksoy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2016-07-01
Series:Case Reports in Dermatology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/447256
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spelling doaj-a7e340d5c90b4a3c95ff08ff7d6b30022020-11-24T23:12:24ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Dermatology1662-65672016-07-018218518810.1159/000447256447256A Case Of Bilateral Acquired Localized LipoatrophyOsman TanrıkuluYavuz YesilovaMustafa AksoyLipoatrophy 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.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/447256LipoatrophyLipodystrophySteroid injection
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Mustafa Aksoy
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Yavuz Yesilova
Mustafa Aksoy
A Case Of Bilateral Acquired Localized Lipoatrophy
Case Reports in Dermatology
Lipoatrophy
Lipodystrophy
Steroid injection
author_facet Osman Tanrıkulu
Yavuz Yesilova
Mustafa Aksoy
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title A Case Of Bilateral Acquired Localized Lipoatrophy
title_short A Case Of Bilateral Acquired Localized Lipoatrophy
title_full A Case Of Bilateral Acquired Localized Lipoatrophy
title_fullStr A Case Of Bilateral Acquired Localized Lipoatrophy
title_full_unstemmed A Case Of Bilateral Acquired Localized Lipoatrophy
title_sort case of bilateral acquired localized lipoatrophy
publisher Karger Publishers
series Case Reports in Dermatology
issn 1662-6567
publishDate 2016-07-01
description 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.
topic Lipoatrophy
Lipodystrophy
Steroid injection
url http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/447256
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