title: [Lipoatrophy after insulin injections can be treated with lipofilling].
abstract: Lipoatrophy is a known, albeit rare, side effect of insulin injections. We describe a case concerning a 17-year-old woman with insulin-dependent diabetes, who was treated with an insulin pump. In the areas surrounding the injection point subcutaneous lipoatrophy occurred. Such lipoatrophy is of cosmetic importance, and it may incur glycaemic imbalance due to altered and unpredictable absorption of insulin in the atrophied areas. With no spontaneous regeneration of the atrophied areas observed the patient was successfully treated with lipofilling in the atrophied areas.
authors.affiliation: psl@ofir.dk.
authors.forename: Pernille Strecker
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Lund
authors.forename: Helle
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sjøstrand
authors.forename: Steen Henrik
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Matzen
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000187:drug effects / Q000637:transplantation; D000293:Adolescent; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008060:Lipodystrophy / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin