The case of a 45 years old woman with lipoatrophia semicircularis is presented showing a typical semicircular depressions of the anterolateralaspects of the thighs. The lesion regressed after avoiding the pressing of the thighs against the desk edge. A PubMed search disclosed 125 casesof lipoatrophia semicircularis reported in details. More then 90% were middle aged women. Repeated external microtraumatisms was the mostcommon cause. The few cases biopsied revealed a localized lipoatrophy. Avoiding microtraumatisms resulted in a complete remission of lipoatrophiasemicircularis in most cases.
Lipoatrophia semicircularis: a case report and review of the literature
Presta, Fabrizio;GIROLOMONI, Giampiero
2016-01-01
Abstract
The case of a 45 years old woman with lipoatrophia semicircularis is presented showing a typical semicircular depressions of the anterolateralaspects of the thighs. The lesion regressed after avoiding the pressing of the thighs against the desk edge. A PubMed search disclosed 125 casesof lipoatrophia semicircularis reported in details. More then 90% were middle aged women. Repeated external microtraumatisms was the mostcommon cause. The few cases biopsied revealed a localized lipoatrophy. Avoiding microtraumatisms resulted in a complete remission of lipoatrophiasemicircularis in most cases.
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