Lymphoma in acquired generalized lipodystrophy

Comment on: late-onset acquired generalized lipodystrophy with muscle involvement.

After reading the interesting case report by Llamas-Velasco et al.,1 we would like to add a comment. The authors described a case of acquired generalized lipodystrophy (AGL) with muscle involvement. The index patient with AGL had normal muscle strength and biopsy report. The evidence of muscle involvement were the presence of high creatine kinase levels and a myopathic pattern on electromyograp...

Late-onset acquired generalized lipodystrophy with muscle involvement.

Acquired generalized lipodystrophy (ALG) is a rare disorder characterized by the loss of adipose tissue and often found in association with metabolic disorders. Its onset is extremely rare in patients over 65 years, with only 1 case reported to date. Furthermore, there have been no reports of associated muscle involvement in ALG. We present the case of a 78-year-old woman who experienced almost...

Generalized Lipodystrophy.

Congenital generalized lipodystrophy.

Clinical features of congenital generalized lipodystrophy, a rare disorder, first described by Zeigler include loss of subcutaneous fat, hepatomegaly, increased bone growth, hyperlipaemia and, later, diabetes. The inheritance is probably autosomal recessive. Generalized lipodystrophy may involve the diencephalon. A probable defect in the hypothalamus may lead to increased levels of hypothalamic...

[Congenital generalized lipodystrophy].

OBJECTIVE To present the major clinical and biochemical characteristics of congenital generalized lipodystrophy. DESCRIPTION Eight infants with congenital generalized lipodystrophy were identified at the Endocrine and Nutritional Pediatric Disease Outpatient Clinics at Hospital de Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG). Clinical manifestations common to all patients included mu...