Partial lipodystrophy with nephrotic syndrome.

Partial lipodystrophy and dermatomyositis.

In 1978, an 11-year-old boy began to notice proximal weakness in his limbs together with facial erythema; palpebral violaceous edema; and erythematous papules on his elbows, knees, and over the metacarpophalangeal joints. A diagnosis of polymyositis/dermatomyositis was made. He was treated with oral prednisone, which caused the symptoms to disappear promptly. In 1980, proximal weakness, dysphag...

Köbberling type of familial partial lipodystrophy: an underrecognized syndrome.

OBJECTIVE The phenotypic expression of partial lipodystrophy is present in two familial syndromes: familial partial lipodystrophy type 1 (FPLD1), with fat loss from the extremities, and central obesity and FPLD type 2, with fat loss from the extremities, abdomen, and thorax. The latter disorder is associated with mutations in the LMNA gene. FPLD1 is thought to be rare. Here, we report 13 subjec...

Acquired partial lipodystrophy (Barraquer-Simons syndrome) and IgA nephropathy.

Cirrhosis in partial lipodystrophy.

A patient with partial lipodystrophy, fatty liver and cirrhosis, and autoimmune thyroid disease is described. Treatment with thyroxine led to partial improvement in the hepatic abnormality.

Acquired partial lipodystrophy associated with varicella.

Acquired partial lipodystrophy (Barraquer-Simons syndrome) is a rare condition with onset in childhood, and it is characterized by progressive loss of subcutaneous fat in a cephalocaudal fashion. Although it is known that acquired partial lipodystrophy usually follows acute febrile illness, it is very rarely reported to occur in association with varicella. In this case report, we present a seve...