Idiopathic localised involutional lipoatrophy in a child involving multiple sites

Authors

  • Nithya V. P. S. Department of Dermatology, PSGIMSR, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0760-8230
  • Reena Rai Department of Dermatology, PSGIMSR, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Umamaheswari G. Department of Pathology, PSGIMSR, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2455-4529.IntJResDermatol20213357

Keywords:

Lipoatrophy, Involutional

Abstract

Idiopathic localized involutional lipoatrophy (ILIL) is a rare form of localized lipoatrophy that arises spontaneously without inflammation.

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Published

2021-08-23

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 5 (2021): September-October 2021

Section

Letter to the Editor