Partial lipodystrophy associated with a type 3 form of membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis

Partial lipodystrophy can be associated with a glomerulonephritis, most commonly a membranoproliferative form, of either the classic type 1 or the type 2 (dense deposit) disease in 50% of cases. We describe a woman affected by partial lipodystrophy associated with a type 3 form of membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case in the English-language literature.