All issues > Volume 34(10); 1991

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1991;34(10):1452-1457. Published online October 31, 1991.

A case of lipodystrophia centrifugalis abdominalis infantilis.

Kyu Young Lee¹, Sung Ho Cha¹, Byoung Soo Cho¹, Chang Il Ahn¹, Woo Young Sim², Choong Rim Haw², Moon Ho Yang³

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
²Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
³Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea

Received: June 18, 1991;  Accepted: July 4, 1991.

Abstract

We report a case of lipodystrophia centrifugalis abdominalis infantilis in 24 month male. At age 18 months, his mother noticed a fairly well-defined depression of skin in the both inguinal and axillary area, which gradually spread centrifugally to the lower portion of abdomen and total inguinal and axillary region. The laboratory findings were unremarkable. Biopsy showed absense of subcutaneous fat in the affected area.

Keywords :Lipodystrophia Centrifugalis Abdominalis Infantilis