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Descriptor English: Lipodystrophy
Descriptor Spanish: Lipodistrofia
Descriptor lipodistrofia
Scope note: Conjunto de raras afecciones que se producen por el metabolismo defectuoso de las grasas y que se caracterizan por atrofia de la grasa subcutánea. Incluyen lipodistrofia total, congénita o adquirida, parcial, abdominal infantil y localizada.
Descriptor Portuguese: Lipodistrofia
Descriptor French: Lipodystrophie
Entry term(s): Lipodystrophies
Tree number(s): C17.800.849.391
C18.452.584.625
C18.452.880.391
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008060
Scope note: A collection of heterogenous conditions resulting from defective LIPID METABOLISM and characterized by ADIPOSE TISSUE atrophy. Often there is redistribution of body fat resulting in peripheral fat wasting and central adiposity. They include generalized, localized, congenital, and acquired lipodystrophy.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 8235
Unique ID: D008060
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2006/07/05
Lipodystrophy - Preferred
Concept UI M0012562
Scope note A collection of heterogenous conditions resulting from defective LIPID METABOLISM and characterized by ADIPOSE TISSUE atrophy. Often there is redistribution of body fat resulting in peripheral fat wasting and central adiposity. They include generalized, localized, congenital, and acquired lipodystrophy.
Preferred term Lipodystrophy
Entry term(s) Lipodystrophies



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