Involutional lipoatrophy
Medical condition
title: "Involutional lipoatrophy" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["conditions-of-the-subcutaneous-fat"] description: "Medical condition" topic_path: "general/conditions-of-the-subcutaneous-fat" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Involutional_lipoatrophy" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Medical condition ::
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| Field | Value |
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| specialty | Dermatology |
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| name = | synonym = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | pronounce = | specialty = Dermatology | symptoms = | complications = | onset = | duration = | types = | causes = | risks = | diagnosis = | differential = | prevention = | treatment = | medication = | prognosis = | frequency = | deaths = Involutional lipoatrophy is a cutaneous condition, and is an idiopathic lipoatrophy characterized clinically by non-inflammatory focal loss of fat.
Idiopathic localized involutional lipoatrophy (ILIL) is a rare and nosologically imprecise condition characterized by a focal loss of subcutaneous tissue on one or several sites, occurring without any significant triggering factor or auto-immune background, and regressing spontaneously within a few months.
References
References
- Rapini, Ronald P.. (2007). "Dermatology: 2-Volume Set". Mosby.
- (2007). "Idiopathic Localized Involutional Lipoatrophy: A Lupus Profunds-like Condition". Acta Dermato-Venereologica.
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