Synonym(s)
Lipatrophy; Lipodystrophy
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Circumscribed, partial or complete, usually iatrogenically acquired or idiopathic loss of (subcutaneous) fatty tissue. The term lipatrophy is often used synonymously with lipodystrophy. Generalized and partial lipatrophy syndromes are called lipodystrophies, as is HIV-induced lipodystrophy. See also lipodystrophy.
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