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Lipedema / Dercum's disease differentiation – these conditions may co-exist. Dercum's disease is a syndrome of painful growths in subcutaneous fat. Unlike lipedema, which occurs primarily in the trunk and legs, the fatty growths can occur anywhere on the body. [20] [21]
She has lipedema, a fat storage disorder. She is undergoing surgery to help ‘My legs were always just big’: Dancer details living with lipedema, having surgery to treat it
After losing 350 pounds, Jaqueline Adan's legs looked so big, felt painful. Doctors dismissed her. Told her to lose weight. She has lipedema that was missed.
Dr Karen Herbst is an American endocrinologist. She is noted for her work in Dercum's Disease, lipedema, multiple symmetric lipomatosis, familial multiple lipomatosis, and angiolipomatosis at both the VA San Diego Healthcare System and University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson, Arizona.
The condition is more concerning if it starts suddenly, or pain or shortness of breath is present. [2] Treatment depends on the underlying cause. [2] If the underlying mechanism involves sodium retention, decreased salt intake and a diuretic may be used. [2] Elevating the legs and support stockings may be useful for edema of the legs. [3]
Lymphedema is most frequently a complication of cancer treatment or parasitic infections, but it can also be seen in a number of genetic disorders. Tissues with lymphedema are at high risk of infection because the lymphatic system has been compromised. [3] Though incurable and progressive, a number of treatments may improve symptoms. [2]
Dercum's disease is a rare condition characterized by multiple painful fatty tumors, called lipomas, that can grow anywhere in subcutaneous fat across the body. [1] Sometimes referred as adiposis dolorosa in medical literature, Dercum’s disease is more of a syndrome than a disease (because it has several clinically recognizable features, signs, and symptoms that are characteristic of it and ...
Necrobiosis lipoidica is a rare, chronic skin condition predominantly associated with diabetes mellitus (known as necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum or NLD). [1] It can also occur in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis or without any underlying conditions (). [2]