A Case of Bilateral Acquired Localized Lipoatrophy

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Tanrlkulu O., YEŞİLOVA Y., Aksoy M.

Case Reports in Dermatology, cilt.8, sa.2, ss.185-188, 2016 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 8 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1159/000447256
  • Dergi Adı: Case Reports in Dermatology
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.185-188
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Lipoatrophy, Lipodystrophy, Steroid injection, INJECTIONS, CHILD
  • Lokman Hekim Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

© 2016 The Author(s). Published by S. Karger AG, Basel.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.