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Acquired generalized lipodystrophy

A rare condition characterized by the onset of widespread, nearly total loss of body fat in childhood or adolescence, not present from birth.

Acquired partial lipodystrophy

A condition with gradual loss of subcutaneous fat from the face, neck, arms, and upper trunk, classically sparing the lower body.

Annular lipoatrophy

Presents as one or more large, depressed, annular bands of subcutaneous fat loss on the arms or thighs.

Congenital generalized lipodystrophy

A rare genetic disorder characterized by a near-complete lack of adipose tissue from birth, leading to a muscular appearance and severe metabolic complications.

Familial partial lipodystrophy

A group of genetic disorders where fat loss affects the limbs and trunk after puberty, but with normal or excess fat in the face and neck.

HIV lipodystrophy

A metabolic complication of older antiretroviral therapy causing a characteristic pattern of fat loss (lipoatrophy) in the face and limbs, and fat accumulation (lipohypertrophy) in the abdomen or neck.

Lipoatrophia semicircularis

Presents as distinctive, horizontal, band-like depressions of subcutaneous fat loss on the anterior thighs.

Lipoatrophy

A localized depression in the skin resulting from the loss of subcutaneous fat, often due to injections of medications like corticosteroids.

Lipodystrophia centrifugalis infantalis

A rare condition in young children with progressive, centrifugal (spreading outwards from the center) loss of subcutaneous fat on the abdomen or chest.

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