Merelo AV, Rodríguez AM

Language: Spanish
References: 9
Page: 31-33
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ABSTRACT

Localized lipoatrophy describes disorders of adipose tissue characterized by loss of fat in a localized part of the body. We report a case of 2 years old woman with diagnosis of localized lipoatrophy verificated by histological study.

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