To the diagnosis of Barraquer-Simons syndrome

Abstract

Barraquer-Simons syndrome is a rare disease characterized by the disappearance of subcutaneous fat in the upper half of the body with normal or excessive deposition of fat in the lower half of the body. There are other terms that refer to this disease: Hollander-Simons syndrome, progressive lipodystrophy, partial lipodystrophy, paradoxical lipodystrophy, progressive segmental lipodystrophy, i.e. the name emphasizes the disappearance of fat in certain parts of the body.