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Barraquer–Simons syndrome (or acquired partial lipodystrophy and Cephalothoracic lipodystrophy Progressive lipodystrophy) is a rare form of lipodystrophy which usually first affects the head and then spreads to the thorax.It is named for Luis Barraquer Roviralta (1855–1928) a Spanish Physician and Arthur Simons (1879–1942) a German Physician.There is some evidence tying it to LMNB2.