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. 1989 May;65(763):318–320. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.65.763.318

Cirrhosis in partial lipodystrophy.

D A Robertson 1, R Wright 1
PMCID: PMC2429293  PMID: 2608569

Abstract

A patient with partial lipodystrophy, fatty liver and cirrhosis, and autoimmune thyroid disease is described. Treatment with thyroxine led to partial improvement in the hepatic abnormality.

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