Korean J Dermatol.  1989 Jun;27(3):312-315.

A Case of Lipodystrophia Centrifugalis Abdominalis Juvenilis

• Chun CH
• Kim BH

Abstract

We report a case who has been diagnosed as lipodytrophia centrifugalis abdomialis juvenilis. The patient was a 9 year-old girl. At the age of 4 years, these well-defined, depressed lesions appeared in both ing-uinal areas and gradually spread to the labia major, the abdomen and both flank areas and, by 9 years, had reached lower portion of the chest. Biopsy specimen from the depressed lesion showed absence of the subcutsneous fat. The epidermal appendage were well preserved. There were lympho-histiocytic infiltrations around the blood vessels in the upper dermis.

Keyword

Lipodystrophis centrifugalis abdominalis juvenilis

MeSH Terms

Abdomen
Biopsy
Blood Vessels
Child
Dermis
Female
Humans
Thorax