Acquired partial lipoatrophy as graft-versus-host disease and treatment with metreleptin: two case reports

Acquired partial lipoatrophy as graft-versus-host disease and treatment with metreleptin: two case reports

Abstract Introduction Acquired partial lipoatrophy has been reported after bone marrow transplantation during childhood; however, no adult cases have previously been reported. We herein report two adult cases of acquired partial lipoatrophy after transplantation. Case presentation A 28-year-old Japa...

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Main Authors: Yusuke Shibata, Atsuko Nakatsuka, Jun Eguchi, Satoshi Miyamoto, Yukari Masuda, Motoharu Awazawa, Akinobu Takaki, Ryuichi Yoshida, Takahito Yagi, Jun Wada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Lipoatrophy
Diabetes
Transplantation
Leptin
Insulin resistance
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1901-y

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