Rare diseases · Sign or symptom

Progressive loss of facial adipose tissue

Facial fat wasting

HP:0009019

Rare diseases that can present with this1

Sometimes5–29%

1

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Loss of facial adipose tissue

Also called: Atrophy of facial adipose tissue · Facial fat atrophy · Loss of subcutaneous adipose tissue from face, progressive · Progressive loss of facial fat · Progressive loss of facial subcutaneous adipose tissue · Progressive loss of subcutaneous adipose tissue from face

Progressive loss of facial adipose tissue

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This page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.