Lipoatrophic diabetes
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Lipoatrophic diabetes is a type of diabetes mellitus
presenting with severe lipodystrophy
in addition to the traditional signs of diabetes.
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes mellitus, often simply referred to as diabetes, is a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar, either because the body does not produce enough insulin, or because cells do not respond to the insulin that is produced...
presenting with severe lipodystrophy
Lipodystrophy
Lipodystrophy is a medical condition characterized by abnormal or degenerative conditions of the body's adipose tissue. A more specific term, lipoatrophy is used when describing the loss of fat from one area...
in addition to the traditional signs of diabetes.