title: [Impressions on the thighs; semicircular lipoatrophy].
abstract: An otherwise healthy woman aged 28 had symmetrical band-shaped dents on both thighs. She worked as a secretary; several female colleagues showed identical lesions. An investigation showed that the arrangement of the office equipment combined with sharp-edged desk tops caused these abnormalities. The diagnosis made read 'semicircular lipoatrophy caused by repetitive leaning against a desk'. This is probably a common problem, although it rarely leads to consultation of a dermatologist.
authors.affiliation: Academisch Medisch Centrum, afd. Huidziekten, Amsterdam.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: de Rie
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D001284:Atrophy; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D012090:Cumulative Trauma Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013848:Thigh
vernacular_title: Indrukken op de bovenbenen; lipoatrophia semicircularis.