Preferred Label : Leprechaunism;
ICD-11 definition : Leprechaunism is a congenital form of extreme insulin resistance characterized by
intrauterine and mainly postnatal severe growth retardation and a characteristic dysmorphic
facies (resembling that of the 'leprechauns' in Irish folk traditions), atrophic subcutaneous
adipose tissue (lipoatrophy) and muscular hypotrophy.;
ICD-11 synonym : Donohue syndrome;
Origin ID : 620744510;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Leprechaunism is a congenital form of extreme insulin resistance characterized by
intrauterine and mainly postnatal severe growth retardation and a characteristic dysmorphic
facies (resembling that of the 'leprechauns' in Irish folk traditions), atrophic subcutaneous
adipose tissue (lipoatrophy) and muscular hypotrophy.
