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Lipoatrophy and lipohypertrophy on the abdomen in case 2. Red arrow, lipoatrophy; blue arrow, lipohypertrophy.
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F2
There was localized loss of fat (lipoatrophy) and lipohypertrophy on the abdomen (Figure 2).
MRI of abdomen showing lipoatrophic and lipohypertrophic areas in case 2. Red arrow, lipoatrophy; blue arrow, lipohypertrophy.
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F3
MRI of the affected part of the abdomen showed significant loss of subcutaneous fat in one area and lipohypertrophy elsewhere (Figure 3).
Histopathological examination (high power field, hematoxylin-eosin stain) of the lipoatrophic area shows loss of subcutaneous fat and absence of inflammatory cells in case 2.
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F4
A punch biopsy from the lipoatrophic area showed absence of subcutaneous fat and inflammatory cells (Figure 4).