Patients' perspective on the medical pathway from first symptoms to diagnosis in genetic lipodystrophy

CONCLUSIONS: Diagnostic pathway in patients with genetic lipodystrophy is rendered difficult by the multisystemic features of the disease and the lack of knowledge of non-specialized physicians. Training physicians to systematically include adipose tissue examination in routine clinical evaluation should improve diagnosis and management of lipodystrophy and lipodystrophy-associated comorbidities.PMID:38128113 | DOI:10.1093/ejendo/lvad169

Source: European Journal of Endocrinology - December 21, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: H éléna Mosbah Camille Vatier B éatrice Andriss In ès Belalem Brigitte Delemer Sonja Janmaat Isabelle J éru Lauriane Le Collen Dominique Maiter Estelle Nob écourt Marie-Christine Vantyghem Network Pathologies Rares de l ’Insulino-Sécrétion et de Source Type: research