The Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) provides the following list of features that have been reported in people with this condition. Much of the information in the HPO comes from Orphanet, a European rare disease database. If available, the list includes a rough estimate of how common a feature is (its frequency). Frequencies are based on a specific study and may not be representative of all studies. You can use the MedlinePlus Medical Dictionary for definitions of the terms below.
| Signs and Symptoms | Approximate number of patients (when available) |
| Very frequent (present in 80%-99% of cases) |
|
| Hepatomegaly | Very frequent (present in 80%-99% of cases) |
| Hypertriglyceridemia | Very frequent (present in 80%-99% of cases) |
| Insulin resistance | Very frequent (present in 80%-99% of cases) |
| Lipoatrophy | Very frequent (present in 80%-99% of cases) |
| Round face | Very frequent (present in 80%-99% of cases) |
| Skeletal muscle hypertrophy | Very frequent (present in 80%-99% of cases) |
| Xanthomatosis | Very frequent (present in 80%-99% of cases) |
| Abnormality of the nail | Frequent (present in 30%-79% of cases) |
| Acute pancreatitis | Frequent (present in 30%-79% of cases) |
| Advanced eruption of teeth | Frequent (present in 30%-79% of cases) |
| Loss of subcutaneous adipose |
Frequent (present in 30%-79% of cases) |
| Secondary amenorrhea | Frequent (present in 30%-79% of cases) |
| Thin skin | Frequent (present in 30%-79% of cases) |
| Abnormality of complement system | Occasional (present in 5%-29% of cases) |
| Abnormality of skeletal muscle fiber size | Occasional (present in 5%-29% of cases) |
| Occasional (present in 5%-29% of cases) |
|
| Cellulitis | Occasional (present in 5%-29% of cases) |
| Congestive heart failure | Occasional (present in 5%-29% of cases) |
| Coronary artery disease | Occasional (present in 5%-29% of cases) |
| Cranial nerve paralysis | Occasional (present in 5%-29% of cases) |
| Dysmenorrhea | Occasional (present in 5%-29% of cases) |
| Eclampsia | Occasional (present in 5%-29% of cases) |
| Generalized hirsutism | Occasional (present in 5%-29% of cases) |
| Glomerulopathy | Occasional (present in 5%-29% of cases) |
| Hepatic steatosis | Occasional (present in 5%-29% of cases) |
| Hypertrophic |
Occasional (present in 5%-29% of cases) |
| Myalgia | Occasional (present in 5%-29% of cases) |
| Myopathy | Occasional (present in 5%-29% of cases) |
| Pancreatitis | Occasional (present in 5%-29% of cases) |
| Polycystic ovaries | Occasional (present in 5%-29% of cases) |
| Splenomegaly | Occasional (present in 5%-29% of cases) |
| Adipose tissue loss | - |
| Atherosclerosis | - |
| - | |
| Enlarged peripheral nerve | - |
| Hirsutism | - |
| Hyperglycemia | - |
| Hyperinsulinemia | - |
| - | |
| Hypoalphalipoproteinemia | - |
| Increased adipose tissue around the neck | - |
| Increased facial adipose tissue | - |
| Increased intraabdominal fat | - |
| Increased intramuscular fat | - |
| Insulin-resistant diabetes mellitus | - |
| Labial pseudohypertrophy | - |
| Lipodystrophy | - |
| Loss of truncal subcutaneous adipose tissue | - |
| Prominent superficial veins | - |
| Reduced subcutaneous adipose tissue | - |
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