Background Acquired lipodystrophy is a rare disorder characterized by adipose tissue loss or dysfunction and is frequently associated with severe insulin resistance and metabolic complications. Metabolic complications of lipodystrophy have occasionally been reported after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), but their clinical features and optimal treatment strategies remain poorly defined. Tirzepatide, a dual agonist of the glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and gluca
Case Report: Dramatic metabolic improvement with tirzepatide in a patient with acquired partial lipodystrophy following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Yuri Tanaka·Kazuya Shimoda·Hirotake Sawada·Ayaka Konagata·Taisuke Uchida·Yudai Uehira·Fumiko Kogo·Akari Sekishima·Hiroshi Moritake·Hideki Yamaguchi·Hiroaki Ueno
