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Alexis Elias Malavazos Endocrinology Unit, Clinical Nutrition and Cardiovascular Prevention Service, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy
Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy

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Chiara Meregalli Endocrinology Unit, Clinical Nutrition and Cardiovascular Prevention Service, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy

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Fabio Sorrentino Endocrinology Unit, Clinical Nutrition and Cardiovascular Prevention Service, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy

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Andrea Vignati Endocrinology Unit, Clinical Nutrition and Cardiovascular Prevention Service, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy

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Carola Dubini Endocrinology Unit, Clinical Nutrition and Cardiovascular Prevention Service, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy

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Valentina Scravaglieri Endocrinology Unit, Clinical Nutrition and Cardiovascular Prevention Service, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy

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Sara Basilico Endocrinology Unit, Clinical Nutrition and Cardiovascular Prevention Service, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy

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Federico Boniardi Endocrinology Unit, Clinical Nutrition and Cardiovascular Prevention Service, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy

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Pietro Spagnolo Unit of Radiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy

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Piergiorgio Malagoli Unit of Dermatology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy

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Paolo Romanelli Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA

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Francesco Secchi Unit of Radiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy
Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy

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Gianluca Iacobellis Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University of Miami, Florida, USA

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( 1 ). Furthermore, psoriasis may be an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) given their shared inflammatory properties and pathogenic similarities ( 1 ). The inflammatory process in psoriasis can target adipose tissue depots

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Carolina Chaves Serviço de Endocrinologia e Nutrição, Hospital Divino Espírito Santo de Ponta Delgada, Ponta Delgada, Açores, Portugal

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Mariana Chaves Serviço de Radiologia, Hospital Divino Espírito Santo de Ponta Delgada, Ponta Delgada, Açores, Portugal

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João Anselmo Serviço de Endocrinologia e Nutrição, Hospital Divino Espírito Santo de Ponta Delgada, Ponta Delgada, Açores, Portugal

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Rui César Serviço de Endocrinologia e Nutrição, Hospital Divino Espírito Santo de Ponta Delgada, Ponta Delgada, Açores, Portugal

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Background Berardinelli–Seip congenital lipodystrophy (BSCL) is a rare disease, with an estimated prevalence of 1 in 10 million worldwide and 1:500 000 cases in Portugal ( 1 ). It is characterized by the absence of subcutaneous adipose tissue

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Fiona Melzer Institute of Diabetes and Clinical Metabolic Research, Kiel, Germany

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Corinna Geisler Institute of Diabetes and Clinical Metabolic Research, Kiel, Germany

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Dominik M Schulte Institute of Diabetes and Clinical Metabolic Research, Kiel, Germany
Department of Medicine 1, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany

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Matthias Laudes Institute of Diabetes and Clinical Metabolic Research, Kiel, Germany
Department of Medicine 1, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany

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Background Lipodystrophy (LD) syndromes are rare heterogeneous disorders with diverse pathophysiology characterized by selective deficiency (partial LD) or complete (total LD) loss of adipose tissue with ectopic lipid accumulation, for example

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P Hanson Endocrinology, University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, UK

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M Pandit Endocrinology, University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, UK

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V Menon Endocrinology, University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, UK

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S Roberts Endocrinology, University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, UK

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T M Barber Endocrinology, University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, UK

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aetiology of fat necrosis is thought to result from local trauma and tissue injury caused by both physical and chemical insults, stimulating an inflammatory reaction within the adipose tissue (3) . Aseptic saponification of fat by lipases was proposed to be

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Athanasios Fountas Departments of Endocrinology

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Zoe Giotaki Departments of Endocrinology

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Evangelia Dounousi Nephrology, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece

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George Liapis Nephrology, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece

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Alexandra Bargiota Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece

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Agathocles Tsatsoulis Departments of Endocrinology

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Stelios Tigas Departments of Endocrinology

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Background Lipodystrophy is a rare group of clinically heterogeneous disorders characterized by the complete or partial loss of subcutaneous adipose tissue ( 1 , 2 ). This condition is often accompanied by metabolic complications such as

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Benthe A M Dijkman Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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Christel J M de Blok Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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Koen M A Dreijerink Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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Martin den Heijer Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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Background Estradiol is known to be the main initiator of breast development and growth during puberty. Breast maturation following estradiol exposure includes ductal proliferation and accumulation of adipose tissue. Progesterone is known for

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Priya Darshani Chhiba University of the Witwatersrand, Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa

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David Segal University of the Witwatersrand, Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa

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spontaneously over time by avoiding the injection area, which also occurred in our index case. Discussion Lipodystrophy is a disorder of adipose tissue, presenting either as lipohypertrophy or lipoatrophy ( 5 ). Lipoatrophy is defined as a large, often

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Ulla Kampmann Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus, Aarhus University Hospital, Hedeager, Aarhus N, Denmark

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Per Glud Ovesen Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul Jensens Boulevard, Aarhus N, Denmark

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Niels Møller Medical Research Laboratories, Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul Jensens Boulevard, Aarhus N, Denmark

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Jens Fuglsang Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul Jensens Boulevard, Aarhus N, Denmark

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. Hyperleptinemia is a result of an increased synthesis and secretion from abundant adipose tissue ( 6 ), but leptin is also secreted in the placenta and leptin levels increase substantially during pregnancy. McIntyre et al. conclude that maternal insulin

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Aysenur Ozderya Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Kartal Dr Lutfi Kirdar Training and Research Hospital, 34890, Istanbul, Turkey

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Sule Temizkan Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Kartal Dr Lutfi Kirdar Training and Research Hospital, 34890, Istanbul, Turkey

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Kadriye Aydin Tezcan Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Kartal Dr Lutfi Kirdar Training and Research Hospital, 34890, Istanbul, Turkey

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Feyza Yener Ozturk Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

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Yuksel Altuntas Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

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supraclavicular area ( Fig. 2 ). Biopsies from these areas were concordant with lipomatous tissue ( Fig. 3 ). An abdominal CT examination revealed an enlarged liver (cranio-caudal axis: 24 cm) and spleen. After a differential diagnosis of the causes of the

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Baris Akinci Brehm Center for Diabetes Research and Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey

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Rasimcan Meral Brehm Center for Diabetes Research and Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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Diana Rus Brehm Center for Diabetes Research and Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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Rita Hench Brehm Center for Diabetes Research and Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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Adam H Neidert Brehm Center for Diabetes Research and Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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Frank DiPaola Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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Maria Westerhoff Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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Simeon I Taylor Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Nutrition, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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Elif A Oral Brehm Center for Diabetes Research and Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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Background Lipodystrophy syndromes are a heterogeneous cluster of diseases characterized by loss of subcutaneous adipose tissue that leads to severe insulin resistance and dyslipidemia. Metreleptin therapy is now an approved treatment for

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