Progressive lipodystrophy

Progressive lipodystrophy is a rare autonomic nervous system disease characterized by metabolic disorders of adipose tissue. The clinical and histological characteristics are slowly progressive bilateral distribution, basically symmetrical, well-defined, subcutaneous adipose tissue atrophy or Disappear, sometimes combined with adipose tissue hypertrophy and hypertrophy. Due to the different scope of fat atrophy, it can be divided into localized lipodystrophy (Simons disease or head and chest lipodystrophy) and systemic lipodystrophy (Seip-Laurence syndrome).

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