Facial-acquired partial lipo dystrophy associated with diabetes

A 49-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes and hypertension presented to our outpatient department with complaint of wasting of facial muscles on both sides of face for the last 8–10 months. On further workup, she also had other signs and symptoms of metabolic syndrome. We ruled out other causes of li...

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Main Authors: Prabhat Agrawal, Nikhil Pursnani, Ashish Gautam, Prashant Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:Journal of Diabetology
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Online Access:http://www.journalofdiabetology.org/article.asp?issn=2078-7685;year=2023;volume=14;issue=1;spage=62;epage=63;aulast=Agrawal
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description A 49-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes and hypertension presented to our outpatient department with complaint of wasting of facial muscles on both sides of face for the last 8–10 months. On further workup, she also had other signs and symptoms of metabolic syndrome. We ruled out other causes of lipodystrophy. Therefore, probably, this is the first case of acquired partial lipodystrophy of face associated with resistant diabetes.
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spelling doaj.art-a36ecd8546fc4cf2a0e9e4d46a8a342c2023-07-23T11:29:20ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Diabetology2078-76852023-01-01141626310.4103/jod.jod_118_22Facial-acquired partial lipo dystrophy associated with diabetesPrabhat AgrawalNikhil PursnaniAshish GautamPrashant GuptaA 49-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes and hypertension presented to our outpatient department with complaint of wasting of facial muscles on both sides of face for the last 8–10 months. On further workup, she also had other signs and symptoms of metabolic syndrome. We ruled out other causes of lipodystrophy. Therefore, probably, this is the first case of acquired partial lipodystrophy of face associated with resistant diabetes.http://www.journalofdiabetology.org/article.asp?issn=2078-7685;year=2023;volume=14;issue=1;spage=62;epage=63;aulast=Agrawalacquired partial lipodystrophydiabeteslipoatrophy
spellingShingle Prabhat Agrawal
Nikhil Pursnani
Ashish Gautam
Prashant Gupta
Facial-acquired partial lipo dystrophy associated with diabetes
Journal of Diabetology
acquired partial lipodystrophy
diabetes
lipoatrophy
title Facial-acquired partial lipo dystrophy associated with diabetes
title_full Facial-acquired partial lipo dystrophy associated with diabetes
title_fullStr Facial-acquired partial lipo dystrophy associated with diabetes
title_full_unstemmed Facial-acquired partial lipo dystrophy associated with diabetes
title_short Facial-acquired partial lipo dystrophy associated with diabetes
title_sort facial acquired partial lipo dystrophy associated with diabetes
topic acquired partial lipodystrophy
diabetes
lipoatrophy
url http://www.journalofdiabetology.org/article.asp?issn=2078-7685;year=2023;volume=14;issue=1;spage=62;epage=63;aulast=Agrawal
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