title: Insulin-induced localized lipoatrophy.
abstract: Insulin lipoatrophy is a rare immunologic cutaneous complication in diabetes mellitus that presents with localized subcutaneous fat atrophy at the insulin injection site. We report the case of a 62-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes mellitus that developed localized lipoatrophy on the abdomen after 6 years of therapy with the insulin analogues detemir and aspart.
authors: Department of Dermatology, University Medical Centre Maribor, Slovenia. Department of Dermatology, Medical Faculty, University of Maribor, Slovenia. Department of Pathology, Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Corresponding author: breznikv@gmail.com.
authors: Vesna
authors: V
authors: Breznik
authors: Rok
authors: R
authors: Kokol
authors: Boštjan
authors: B
authors: Luzar
authors: Jovan
authors: J
authors: Miljković
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008060:Lipodystrophy / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin