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Adiposogenital dystrophy

Field	Value
synonyms	Babiński-Fröhlich syndrome (commonly associated with slipped capital femoral epiphysis),Froelich's syndrome, Fröhlich's Syndrome, Hypothalamic Infantilism-Obesity, Launois-Cleret Syndrome, Sexual Infantilism}
name	Adiposogenital dystrophy
image	File:Naked woman with lipomatous Frohlich's syndrome.jpg
image_size	160px

Adiposogenital dystrophy is a condition that may be caused by tertiary hypogonadism originating from decreased levels in GnRH. Low levels of GnRH has been associated with defects of the feeding centers of the hypothalamus, leading to an increased consumption of food and thus caloric intake.

Diagnosis

Laboratory analysis of the urine from children with Froehlich syndrome typically reveals low levels of pituitary hormones, and that finding may suggest the presence of a lesion on the pituitary. Additional tests are needed before a definite diagnosis of Froehlich syndrome may be made.

References

{{WhoNamedIt. synd. 1792 - Babiński-Fröhlich syndrome
J. F. Babiński. Tumeur du corps pituitaire sans acromégalie et avec arrêt de développement des organes génitaux. Revue neurologique, Paris, 1900, 8: 531-535.
A. Fröhlich. Ein Fall von Tumor der Hypophysis cerebri ohne Akromegalie. Wiener klinische Rundschau, 1901, 15: 833-836; 906-908.
(2007). "[The adiposogenital distrophy or Fröhlich syndrome and the beginning of the concept of neuroendocrinology]". Gac Med Mex.
"Froelich Syndrome".

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