Small dents in the skin that form when a person keeps injecting the needle in the same spot. See also: Lipodystrophy.
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Lipoatrophy is the term describing the localized loss of fat tissue. This may occur as a result of subcutaneous injections of insulin in the treatment of diabetes, from the use of human growth hormone or from subcutanous injections of Copaxone used for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. In the latter case, an injection may produce a small dent a...
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loss of fat under the skin resulting in small dents. Lipoatrophy may be caused by repeated injections of insulin in the same spot.
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(LIP-oh-AT-ruh-fee) loss of fat under the skin resulting in small dents. Lipoatrophy may be caused by repeated injections of
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Loss of subcutaneous fat, which may be total, congenital, and associated with hepatomegaly, excessive bone growth, and insulin-resistant diabetes. ... Synonym: Lawrence-Seip syndrome, lipoatrophia, lipoatrophic diabetes. ... Origin: G. Lipos, fat, + a-, priv. + trophe, nourishment ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(lip″o-at´ro-fe) atrophy of subcutaneous fat. lipodystrophy. insulin lipoatrophy lipoatrophy in the subcutaneous tissues because of repeated injection of insulin at the same site.
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Cavity in the subcutaneous tissue that can be caused by an immunologic reaction towards insulin.
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atrophy of subcutaneous fatty tissues [Stedman's Medical Dictionary, 2004]
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Type: Term Pronunciation: lip-ō-at′rō-fē Definitions: 1. Loss of subcutaneous fat, which may be total, congenital, and associated with hepatomegaly, excessive bone growth, and insulin-resistant diabetes. Synonyms: Lawrence-Seip syndrome, lipoatrophia, lipoatrophic diabetes
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Lawrence-Seip syndrome Lipoatrophy is a generalized, probably autosomal recessive, lipoatrophy associated with the eventual development of diabetes mellitus, hepatomegaly, increased growth of bones and a hyperlipidemia.
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Small dents in the skin that form when a person keeps injecting the needle in the same spot. See also: Lipodystrophy.
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lipoatrophy, lipoatrophia Loss of subcutaneous fat, which may be total, congenital, and associated with hepatomegaly, excessive bone growth, and insulin-resistant diabetes.
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lipoatrophy Atrophy of subcutaneous fat (loss of subcutaneous fat).
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Loss of fat under the skin resulting in small dents. Lipoatrophy may be caused by repeated injections of insulin in the same spot.
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