Frohlich Syndrome

**Semantic type:** Disease or Syndrome

**Definition:** A rare acquired endocrine disorder more commonly affecting males. It is caused by lesions in the hypothalamus. Clinical signs include obesity, short stature, pubertal delay, hypogonadism, visual impairment, polydipsia and polyuria.

**Synonyms:** - Adiposogenital Dystrophy - Babinski-Froelich Syndrome - Dystrophia Adiposogenitalis - Froehlich's Syndrome - Froelich's Syndrome - Frohlich's Syndrome - Frolich's Syndrome - Fröhlich Syndrome - Hypothalamic Infantilism-Obesity - Launois-Cleret Syndrome - Sexual Infantilism