• Br. J. Dermatol. · Dec 1994

    Case Reports

    Is lipoatrophia semicircularis induced by pressure?

    • A C De Groot.
    • Department of Dermatology, Carolus-Liduina Hospital, BD's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands.
    • Br. J. Dermatol. 1994 Dec 1; 131 (6): 887-90.

    AbstractTen patients suffering from lipoatrophia semicircularis are reported. It is suggested that pressure from a chair on the posterior aspect of the thighs, possibly in combination with direct pressure from a desk on the anterior aspect, caused the condition in these patients. Lipoatrophia semicircularis may be quite common, but most patients do not present to a dermatologist.

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