Diseases

Lipodystrophy

A collection of heterogenous conditions resulting from defective LIPID METABOLISM and characterized by ADIPOSE TISSUE atrophy. Often there is redistribution of body fat resulting in peripheral fat wasting and central adiposity. They include generalized, localized, congenital, and acquired lipodystrophy.

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A collection of heterogenous conditions resulting from defective LIPID METABOLISM and characterized by ADIPOSE TISSUE atrophy. Often there is redistribution of body fat resulting in peripheral fat wasting and central adiposity. They include generalized, localized, congenital, and acquired lipodystrophy.

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  • Lipodystrophies

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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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  1. C17.800w.849.391w
  2. C18.452w.584w.625w
  3. C18.452w.880.391w

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QU 260.5.L5

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Lipodystrophy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008060. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008060
  2. Lipodystrophy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipodystrophy
  3. Lipodystrophy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1538213