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The Consistorial Palace will light its turquoise façade from Friday, March 24 until March 31, to mark the International Day of Lipodystrophy.
It is an initiative promoted by AELIP and the Spanish Society of lipodystrophies, which was approved at the Plenum of the City Council unanimously on March 31 last year and seeks the implementation of actions that impact on public awareness and awareness and That make visible the Lipodystrophies as the set of infrequent diseases or of low prevalence and the characteristics of the same ones.
Lipodystrophies are a set of rare diseases that are characterized by a loss of adipose tissue or fatty tissue.
These are extremely rare pathologies, with an estimated prevalence of 1: 200,000-1: 1,500,000, which means that they are difficult to diagnose correctly and, therefore, to treat properly and efficiently.
In Spain there are about 3 million patients suffering from this disease.
In addition to the loss of adipose tissue, in some lipodystrophies a cluster of fat occurs in certain regions of the body.
A common feature of most lipodystrophies is predisposition to diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
The therapeutic approach of lipodystrophies has a double aspect, the prevention and treatment of associated metabolic and cardiovascular disorders, and the cosmetic treatment of the loss or accumulation of adipose tissue.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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