Idiopathic Facial Lipoatrophy: About a case

Abstract

Introduction: Facial lipoatrophy is a rare condition described by the anomalous loss of subcutaneous fat that mainly affects the middle third of the face without compromising bone or muscle tissue. Lipoatrophy is not associated with exudative reactions or appreciable fibrosis. The etiology of lipoatrophy can be congenital or acquired, even traumatic, iatrogenic, or idiopathic. Generalized lipoatrophy is a rare disorder characterized by an almost complete absence of fat. Both congenital and acquired. Objective: this report is to present a rare case of idiopathic facial lipoatrophy in a young patient without associated pathologies. Methodology: the research design was descriptive, it has only been previously identified in four case reports, among which the demographics of the patient vary considerably. Results: a case with the anatomical and paraclinical demographic characteristics of a rare case of Facial Lipodystrophy was described. Conclusion: it was concluded that idiopathic facial lipoatrophy that presents with a generalized absence of fat followed by a series of abnormalities such as insulin resistance and acanthosis nigricans before adolescence.