Association of Partial Lipodystrophy and Sjögren's Syndrome
Authors: DONATO ALARCÓN-SEGOVIA
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1976)

Letters1 October 1976Association of Partial Lipodystrophy and Sjögren's SyndromeDONATO ALARCÓN-SEGOVIA, M.D., F.A.C.P., FRANCISCO RAMOS-NIEMBRO, M.D.DONATO ALARCÓN-SEGOVIA, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, FRANCISCO RAMOS-NIEMBRO, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-85-4-474 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptWhile serving as a manuscript consultant for this journal, one of us (D.A.S.) became aware of the acceptance for publication of "Sicca Syndrome and Total Lipodystrophy. A Case in a Fifteen-Year-Old Female Patient'' by M. M. Ipp, N. J. Howard, R. C. Tervo, and E. W. Gelfand. With the permission of the Editor, we submitted this brief report of two cases having related interest.Our two adult patients had partial, rather than total, lipodystrophy concurrent with Sjögren's syndrome. The three patients suggest a causal relation between the lipodystrophies and Sjögren's syndrome.Patient 1 was a 67-year-old woman who developed arthritis...References1. SENIOR B and GELLIS S: The syndrome of total lipodystrophy and of partial lipodystrophy. Pediatrics 33:593-612, 1964 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. LAWRENCE R: Lipodystrophy and hepatomegaly with diabetes, lipaemia, and other metabolic disturbances. A case throwing new light on the action of insulin. Lancet 1:724-731, 1946 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. MANSOUR A, WORDSALL P, and ROY L: Complement studies in partial lipodystrophy (abstract). Florence, Proceedings of the Sixth International Congress of Nephrology, Abstract 435, 8-12 June 1975 Google Scholar4. SISSONS J, WEST R, and FALLOWS J: The complement abnormalities in lipodystrophy. N Engl J Med 294:461-465, 1976 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. MABRY C, HOLLINGSWORTH D, and UPTON G: Pituitary-hypothalamic dysfunction in generalized lipodystrophy. J Pediatr 82:625-633, 1973 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: DONATO ALARCÓN-SEGOVIA, M.D., F.A.C.P.; FRANCISCO RAMOS-NIEMBRO, M.D.Affiliations: Department of Immunology and Rheumatology Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición México 22, D.F. México PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAkuter einseitiger nichttraumatischer EnophthalmusInflammatory diseases of the subcutaneous fatLipoatrofia semicircular: ¿enfermedad relacionada con el edificio o asociación con enfermedad autoinmunitaria?Disorders of Fat TissueThe ‘Connective Tissue Diseases’Syndrome de Barraquer-Simons au cours d’un lupus érythémateux systémiqueSjögren's SyndromeNon-traumatic enophthalmos: a reviewA case of periodic-fever-syndrome-like disorder with lipodystrophy, myositis, and autoimmune abnormalitiesA Case of Anti-SS-A and Anti-SS-B Antibody-positive LipoatropyAnnular, Semicircular Lipoatrophy of the Thighs Associated With Incomplete ???CREST??? SyndromeOf Mice and MenPanniculitis. Part II. Mostly lobular panniculitisLipodystrophy and connective tissue panniculitisPartial Lipodystrophy, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Proteinuria: A Common Link to Insulin Resistance?Partial lipodystrophy, mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis, and complement dysregulationPartial Lipodystrophy Associated with Juvenile Dermatomyositis: Report of Two CasesPARTIAL LIPODYSTROPHYJuvenile dermatomyositis associated with partial lipoatrophyPartial lipodystrophy in coeliac disease.Systemic lupus erythematosus in a patient with partial lipodystrophyAnnular atrophic connective tissue panniculitis of the anklesPartial Lipodystrophy in a Patient with Primary Sjogren's SyndromePanniculitis in ChildhoodAn autopsy case of a syndrome with muscular atrophy, decreased subcutaneous fat, skin eruption and hyper ?-globulinemia: peculiar vascular changes and muscle fiber degenerationSjögren's syndrome: Clinical and laboratory features, immunopathogenesis, and managementThe histopathology of localized lipoatrophyComplement Polymorphism and DiseaseDas Sjögren-Syndrom (Sicca-Syndrom)Membranous lipodystrophyThe Complement SystemA possible association of partial lipodystrophy with anti-GBM nephritis (Goodpasture’s syndrome)Multiple Autoimmune Diseases with Bilateral Optic Atrophy and LipodystrophyWENDELL A. WILSON, M.D., M.R.C.P., J. G. PATRICK SISSONS, M.B., M.R.C.P., OWEN S. MORGAN, M.D., M.R.C.P., F.A.C.P. 1 October 1976Volume 85, Issue 4Page: 474-475KeywordsArthritisLipodystrophy ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1976 PDF downloadLoading ...