Adrenal insufficiency - Causes. 1  Causes of acute adrenal insufficiency are mainly sudden withdrawal of long-term corticosteroid therapy, Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome, and stress in people with underlying chronic adrenal insufficiency.
Lipoatrophy is a common complication of protease inhibitor administration in HIV patients. These are antiretroviral medications that may lead to central fat accumulation and fat tissue loss in other parts of the body. Lipoatrophy caused by HIV medications are usually generalized or total.
Lipodystrophy syndrome: A disturbance of lipid (fat) metabolism that involves the partial or total absence of fat, and often abnormal deposition and distribution of fat in the body. There are a number of different lipodystrophy syndromes.Some of them are present at birth (congenital), and others are acquired later.ipodystrophy syndrome: A disturbance of lipid (fat) metabolism that involves the partial or total absence of fat, and often abnormal deposition and distribution of fat in the body. There are a number of different lipodystrophy syndromes. Some of them are present at birth (congenital), and others are acquired later.