Acquired generalized lipodystrophy

Acquired generalized lipodystrophy (also known as "Lawrence syndrome,"^[1] and "Lawrence–Seip syndrome"^[1]) is a rare skin condition that appears during childhood or adolescence, characterized by fat loss affecting large areas of the body, particularly the face, arms, and legs.^[2]^:496

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1 2 Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0.
↑ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.

Disorders of subcutaneous fat (M79.3, 729.3)

Panniculitis

Lobular	without vasculitis Cold Cytophagic histiocytic Factitial Gouty Pancreatic Traumatic needle-shaped clefts Subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn Sclerema neonatorum Post-steroid panniculitis Lipodermatosclerosis Weber–Christian disease Lupus erythematosus panniculitis Sclerosing lipogranuloma with vasculitis: Nodular vasculitis/Erythema induratum

Septal	without vasculitis: Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency panniculitis Erythema nodosum Acute Chronic with vasculitis: Superficial thrombophlebitis

Lipodystrophy

Acquired	generalized: Acquired generalized lipodystrophy partial: Acquired partial lipodystrophy Centrifugal abdominal lipodystrophy HIV-associated lipodystrophy Lipoatrophia annularis localized: Localized lipodystrophy

Congenital	Congenital generalized lipodystrophy Familial partial lipodystrophy Poland syndrome

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Acquired generalized lipodystrophy

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