Among the lipodystrophies, the Barraquer-Simons syndrome is a rare condition. We describe a 27-year-old woman with progressive loss of subcutaneous fat after 15 years first affecting the face and spreading to the upper part of the body. She also suffered from deafness and had marked changes in crani
Two new cases of Barraquer-Simons syndrome
β Scribed by Ferrarini, A. ;Milani, D. ;Bottigelli, M. ;Cagnoli, G. ;Selicorni, Angelo
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 85 KB
- Volume
- 126A
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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