Adiposis dolorosa is most commonly known as Dercum disease, but it is also known as Ander syndrome, morbus Dercum, adipose tissue rheumatism, adiposalgia, or lipomatosis dolorosa. (medscape.com)
In my practice, I see many people with lipedema, familial multiple lipomatosis (FML), Madelung's disease and Dercum's disease (adiposis dolorosa). (tillysmidt.nl)
Cases of adiposis dolorosa3
Most cases of adiposis dolorosa are sporadic, which means they occur in people with no history of the disorder in their family. (medlineplus.gov)
A small number of familial cases of adiposis dolorosa have been reported. (medlineplus.gov)
however, most reported cases of adiposis dolorosa appear to be sporadic. (medscape.com)
Dercum10
Diagnosis of Dercum disease (adiposis dolorosa) is made clinically and is a diagnosis of exclusion. (medscape.com)
[ 1 ] First described in 1892 by the American neurologist Francis Xavier Dercum at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dercum disease (adiposis dolorosa) is an unusual progressive syndrome of unknown etiology characterized by multiple painful lipomas (see images below) that usually arise in adult life, most often affecting obese postmenopausal women. (medscape.com)
The understanding of the pathogenesis and mechanism of Dercum disease (adiposis dolorosa) remains unknown. (medscape.com)
The onset of Dercum disease (adiposis dolorosa) is insidious, but it has been described in at least one patient as having occurred after puerperal weight gain. (medscape.com)
Since the original description of Dercum disease (adiposis dolorosa), the clinical spectrum has changed to include, in addition to the painful nodular fatty deposits (which are often unaffected by weight loss), other components of Dercum disease (adiposis dolorosa) to various degrees. (medscape.com)
This observation is why Dercum disease (adiposis dolorosa) has been proposed to be relabeled as Dercum syndrome. (medscape.com)
Dercum disease (adiposis dolorosa) has been classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a distinct entity. (medscape.com)
A review of the histopathologic findings of Dercum disease (adiposis dolorosa) showed no consistent histologic abnormality in the adipose tissue that might distinguish these tumors from common sporadic lipomas. (medscape.com)
The report of a case of Dercum disease (adiposis dolorosa) developing in association with the use of high-dose corticosteroids and its resolution upon reducing the dose suggests a causal relationship. (medscape.com)
En casos poco frecuentes, un lipoma puede tornarse doloroso y evolucionar a múltiples lipomas dolorosos, lo que se conoce como enfermedad de Dercum de tipo III. (bvsalud.org)
Adipose tissue2
Adiposis dolorosa is a condition characterized by painful folds of fatty (adipose) tissue or the growth of multiple noncancerous (benign) fatty tumors called lipomas. (medlineplus.gov)
Lipedema, or adiposis dolorosa, is a common adipose tissue disorder that is believed to affect nearly 11% of adult women worldwide. (arizona.edu)
Dercum's Disease8
Adiposis dolorosa is an outdated term for many years used synonymously as Dercum's disease, lipedema or Anders disease. (wikipedia.org)
Adiposis dolorosa (Dercum's disease): liposuction as an effective form of treatment. (qxmd.com)
Dercum's Disease , sometimes known as Adiposis Dolorosa or Painful Fat Disorder, is a Rare Adipose Disorder (RAD) . (blogspot.com)
Causes of multiple fatty tumors occurrence include inherited faulty genes, Dercum's disease, Gardner syndrome, & adiposis dolorosa or Ander's syndrome, etc. (lipomaremovals.com)
Dercum's disease/Adiposis Dolorosa- It is a disorder characterized by multiple, painful growths of lipoma, most often on the trunk, arms, and legs. (medfin.in)
Dercum's Disease, medically referred to as adiposis dolorosa, is a rare, and rather unusual, disorder that causes painful, abnormal, and unsightly growths of fatty tissue called lipomas. (totallipedemacare.com)
Hormonal and metabolic study of a case of adiposis dolorosa (Dercum's disease ). (lookfordiagnosis.com)
A case of a 43-year-old nonobese woman with adiposis dolorosa (Dercum's disease ) is reported. (lookfordiagnosis.com)
Lipomas2
In people with adiposis dolorosa, abnormal fatty tissue or lipomas can occur anywhere on the body but are most often found on the torso, buttocks, and upper parts of the arms and legs. (medlineplus.gov)
Trastorno autosómico raro, caracterizado por numerosos lipomas encapsulados en el tronco y las extremidades. (bvsalud.org)
Lipedema2
Synonyms for lipedema also include adiposis dolorosa (Table 1). (tillysmidt.nl)
I personally think that adiposis dolorosa Type I is the same thing as lipedema. (tillysmidt.nl)
Syndrome2
It's also called adiposis dolorosa or Anders' syndrome. (askdrmakkar.com)
People who have certain genetic disorders like Gardner's syndrome, Cowden syndrome, adiposis dolorosa are believed to be more prone to the condition. (lipomaremovals.com)
Disorder1
Researchers have also suggested that adiposis dolorosa could be an autoimmune disorder, which occurs when the immune system malfunctions and attacks the body's own tissues and organs. (medlineplus.gov)
Unusual1
While adiposis dolorosa is an unusual disease, it is one that plastic surgeons can recognize and treat. (qxmd.com)
The cause of adiposis dolorosa is unknown. (medlineplus.gov)
It is unknown why adiposis dolorosa usually occurs in people who are overweight or have obesity, or why the signs and symptoms do not appear until mid-adulthood. (medlineplus.gov)
Condition1
These problems do not occur in everyone with adiposis dolorosa, and it is unclear whether they are directly related to the condition. (medlineplus.gov)
Dercum Disease2
Like fibromyalgia , the diagnosis of Dercum disease (adiposis dolorosa) is made clinically, and both diseases include symptoms of a number of associated diseases. (medscape.com)
Dercum disease (adiposis dolorosa) - consists of multiple painful lipomas on the trunk and extremities which often have overlying paresthesias of the skin. (rxharun.com)
Painful1
A patient with increasingly painful nodules resembling adiposis dolorosa was found to have calciphylaxis, and it is noted that the diseases may present similarly. (medscape.com)
Obesity2
It is unknown why adiposis dolorosa usually occurs in people who are overweight or have obesity, or why the signs and symptoms do not appear until mid-adulthood. (medlineplus.gov)
Three cases of a hitherto unclassified affection resembling in its grosser aspects obesity, but associated with special symptoms: adiposis dolorosa. (medscape.com)
Symptoms2
When Do Symptoms of Adiposis dolorosa Begin? (nih.gov)
What are the symptoms for juxta-articular adiposis dolorosa? (orthopedicshealth.com)
Familial1
A small number of familial cases of adiposis dolorosa have been reported. (medlineplus.gov)
Lipoedema1
Part 2: Conservative and surgical therapy of the lipoedema, Lipohyper- plasia dolorosa. (wikipedia.org)
Https1
Available at https://www.visualdx.com/visualdx/diagnosis/adiposis+dolorosa?moduleId=101&diagnosisId=51072 . (medscape.com)
Women1
It is more common for adult women to suffer from adiposis dolorosa than any other group. (kolblegal.com)
People1
People who have a BMI over 25 are more likely to suffer from adiposis dolorosa. (kolblegal.com)