Diseases

Lipoatrophic Diabetes Mellitus

A type of diabetes mellitus that is characterized by severe INSULIN RESISTANCE and LIPODYSTROPHY. The latter may be generalized, partial, acquired, or congenital (LIPODYSTROPHY, CONGENITAL GENERALIZED).

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Abstract

A type of diabetes mellitus that is characterized by severe INSULIN RESISTANCE and LIPODYSTROPHY. The latter may be generalized, partial, acquired, or congenital (LIPODYSTROPHY, CONGENITAL GENERALIZED).

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Lipoatrophic
  • Lipoatrophic Diabetes
  • Diabete, Lipoatrophic
  • Diabetes, Lipoatrophic
  • Lipoatrophic Diabete

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Previous Indexing

  • Diabetes Mellitus (1966-1978)
  • Lipodystrophy (1966-1978)

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  1. C18.452w.394.750w.149w.500w
  2. C19w.246w.300w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Lipoatrophic Diabetes Mellitus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003923. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003923
  2. Lipoatrophic Diabetes Mellitus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipoatrophic_diabetes
  3. Lipoatrophic Diabetes Mellitus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6556681