Lipodystrophy: a case report of partial lipodystrophy of the face.
Lipodystrophy is a disorder of the subcutaneous adipose tissue. It can occur in two forms--partial and total. Gorlin and Goldman (1970) suggested that facial lipodystrophy can only occur bilaterally, and should it occur unilaterally, then it is hemifacial atrophy. A case is reported to illustrate that partial lipodystrophy can occur unilaterally.
D000328:Adult; D005145:Face; D006801:Humans; D008060:Lipodystrophy / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male