Symmetric loss of facial subcutaneous fat with associated mental retardation and glomerular nephritis. Condition is sometimes accompanied by fat loss from upper limbs and trunk; no fat loss occurs below umbilicus. Onset occurs in childhood.
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Symmetric loss of facial subcutaneous fat with associated mental retardation and glomerular nephritis. Condition is sometimes accompanied by fat loss from upper limbs and trunk; no fat loss occurs below umbilicus. Onset occurs in childhood.