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Lipoatrophy
For Lipoatrophy we have terms and definitions in 2 topics. The topics are Diabetes and HIV and AIDs.
Lipoatrophy (Diabetes) 
Small depressions in the subcutaneous tissues just under the skin that form when a person keeps injecting insulin into the same spot. Injecting around the depressed area can very slowly fill in the depression (over a period of many months).See also: Lipodystrophy.
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Lipoatrophy (HIV and AIDs)
Loss of subcutaneous fat, eg, in the face and limbs.
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