POSTTRAUMA LIPONECROSIS - A CASE-REPORT A ND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Localized post-trauma liponecrosis, also called lipoatrophy, is a beni gn disease with no functional consequences but does cause important ae sthetic problems. Diagnosis is often missed. Necrosis of the adipocyte s occurs after direct trauma and absorption of the haematoma. It is im portant to search for favouring factors and order the necessary examin ations. The therapeutic strategy is presented.