Acquired Partial Lipodystrophy with Autoimmune Thyroiditis

Abstract

156 ipodystrophies are familial or acquired diseases characterized by a paucity or complete absence of adipose tissue. According to fat tissue loss, lipodystrophies have been classified as generalized, partial or localized lipodystrophy.1,2 Acquired partial lipodystrophy is a rare form of lipodystrophy, which is also known as Barraquer-Simons syndrome or cephalothoracic lipodystrophy.3 Acquired partial lipodystrophy is also recognized as having a close association with autoimmune diseases.4-16 Here, we report a very rare case of acquired partial lipodystrophy accompanied by autoimmune thyroiditis. As far as we know, this is the second case report describing an association between acquired partial lipodystrophy with autoimmune thyroiditis.