Open AccessTo the diagnosis of Barraquer-Simons syndrome
Author(s) -
Е. В. Мураховская,
Н. Т. Старкова
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
problemy èndokrinologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.124
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2308-1430
pISSN - 0375-9660
DOI - 10.14341/probl199844329-31
Subject(s) - lipodystrophy , medicine , subcutaneous fat , disease , dermatology , adipose tissue , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , viral load , antiretroviral therapy
Barraquer-Simons syndrome is a rare disease characterized by the disappearance of subcutaneous fat in the upper half of the body with normal or excessive deposition of fat in the lower half of the body. There are other terms that refer to this disease: Hollander-Simons syndrome, progressive lipodystrophy, partial lipodystrophy, paradoxical lipodystrophy, progressive segmental lipodystrophy, i.e. the name emphasizes the disappearance of fat in certain parts of the body.