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Acquired: Localized Localized lipodystrophies are defined as a localized loss of subcutaneous fat from small areas or from parts of a limb. There may be single or multiple lesions. It is characterized by depressed areas corresponding to the loss of subcutaneous fat. In some cases, it may be assoc…

Acquired: Generalized Lipodystrophy (AGL; Lawrence Syndrome) This is a rare disease characterized by generalized disappearance of fat occurring during childhood and adolescence. A total of about 80 cases have been reported. Patients have normal body fat at birth thus distinguishing them fro…

Acquired: Partial Lipodystrophy (Barraquer-Simons Syndrome) The onset of acquired partial lipodystrophy usually occurs around 8-10 years of age and is usually preceded by an episode of acute viral infection. It is rare -approximately 250 patients of various ethnic origins have been descri…

Other: Multiple Symmetric Lipomatosis (MSL, Madelung's disease) Multiple symmetric lipomatosis (MSL, Madelung’s disease, Launois-Bensaude síndrome or benign symmetric lipomatosis) is a rare disorder characterized by a diffuse, symmetrical accumulation of adipose tissue, primarily around the…

Inherited: Familial Partial Lipodystrophies, other Types Familial Partial Lipodystrophy- PPAR gamma (Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor- γ) gene mutations Only about twenty patients with FPL due to heterozygous mutation in PPARG have been reported so far. It is either much less com…

Inherited: Neonatal Progeroid Syndrome (Wiedemann-Rautenstrauch syndrome) Neonatal progeroid syndrome (NPS), also known as Wiedemann- Rautenstrauch Syndrome, is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by accelerated aging and lipodystrophy from birth. Affected children have extreme intr…

Inherited: SHORT Syndrome SHORT syndrome is extremely rare and has been reported in approximately 25 patients. The SHORT syndrome has clinical manifestations of Short stature, Hyperextensibility of joints and/or inguinal hernia, Ocular depression, Reiger anomaly and Teething delay. Reiger anom…