Korean J Dermatol.  1984 Dec;22(6):679-683.

Two Cases of Lipodystrophia Centrifugalis Abdominalis Juvenilis

• Ahn HY
• Myung KB
• Kook HI

Abstract

We report 2 cases who have been diagnosed as lipodystrophia centrifugalis abdominalis juvenilis. The case 1 is l2 year-old girl. She had well-defined depression of skin on both inguinal area, lower portion of chest and both flanks which was noticed at the age of 7. The case 2 is 16 year-old boy with depressed lesions on Rt. inguinal area and abdomen which were noticed at the age of 6. Biopsy specimen showed absence of subcutaneous fat tissue in both cases.

MeSH Terms

Abdomen
Adolescent
Biopsy
Depression
Female
Humans
Male
Skin
Subcutaneous Fat
Thorax