Partial face-sparing lipodystrophy (Köbberling-Dunnigan syndrome): report of a sporadic case.
A sporadic case is presented of a 20-year-old female with partial face-sparing lipodystrophy, also known as the Köbberling-Dunnigan syndrome with the Type 1 clinical phenotype. This disorder affects the limbs and spares the face. The trunk is spared in the Type 1 phenotype but is affected in the Type 2 phenotype. The patient had the associated features of this syndrome including the hyperinsulinaemia, acanthosis nigricans and mildly raised triglycerides, but not diabetes mellitus.
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Skin and Cancer Foundation of Victoria, Carlton, Australia. meitam@pa.ausom.net.au
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D000052:Acanthosis Nigricans; D000328:Adult; D001132:Arm; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006946:Hyperinsulinism; D006951:Hyperlipoproteinemias; D007866:Leg; D008060:Lipodystrophy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013577:Syndrome