Berardinelli-Seip Congenital Lipodystrophy: A Case Report and Literature Review

Authors

  • Satyajit Bhattacharjee Medical Officer, Mount Adora Hospital, Sylhet
  • Md Ziaur Rahman Chowdhury Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Sylhet M A G Osmani Medical College, Sylhet
  • AHM Khairul Bashar Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Sylhet M A G Osmani Medical College, Sylhet
  • Naima Rahman Rahman MD Resident, Department of Paediatrics, Sylhet M A G Osmani Medical College, Sylhet
  • Pranto Chakroborty Intern, Sylhet M A G Osmani Medical College Hospital, Sylhet
  • Md Benzamin Registrar, Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Sylhet M A G Osmani Medical College Hospital, Sylhet

Keywords:

Congenital generalized lipodystrophy (CGL), Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy, Bangladeshi

Abstract

Congenital generalized lipodystrophy (CGL) or Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy is a very rare genetic disorder, characterised by severe reduction to absence of adipose tissue. They presented with very typical characteristic features but diagnosis is often difficult and if undiagnosed, it can lead to several complications. We present a case of 5-year old Bangladeshi boy who presented to us due to abnormal facies and was diagnosed as congenital generalized lipodystrophy (CGL).

Jalalabad Med J 2025; 22 (2): 92-95

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2026-03-09

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Vol. 22 No. 2 (2025)

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Case Report

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Bhattacharjee, S., Chowdhury, M. Z. R., Bashar, A. K., Rahman, N. R., Chakroborty, P., & Benzamin, M. (2026). Berardinelli-Seip Congenital Lipodystrophy: A Case Report and Literature Review. Jalalabad Medical Journal, 22(2), 92-95. https://doi.org/10.3329/jmj.v22i2.88062