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Wollina U. JUXTA-ARTICULAR ADIPOSIS DOLOROSA IN LIPEDEMA PATIENTS. Georgian Med News 2021:7-9. [PMID: 34511435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Both lipedema and juxta-articular adiposis dolorsa are painful disorders of subcutaneous adipose tissue. We investigated 297 female patients with lipedema treated at our department for the presence of juxta-articular adiposis dolorsa. Occurrence of both disorders was identified in 4.4% of lipedema patients. The common presence of both disorders was observed only in more advanced lipedema (grade II and III). Juxta-articular adiposis dolorosa of the knees is seen exclusively on the inner knees, and it presents neither bruising nor creases or hypothermia. Choices of surgical treatment are either microcannula liposuction or dermolipectomy. Recurrences have not been observed.
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- U Wollina
- Städtisches Klinikum Dresden, Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Germany
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Cantone M, Lanza G, Pennisi M, Bella R, Schepis C, Siragusa M, Barone R, Ferri R. Prominent neurological involvement in Dercum disease. J Neurol 2017; 264:796-798. [PMID: 28194532 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-017-8415-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2016] [Revised: 02/04/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Department of Neurology IC, Associazione OASI Maria SS, Troina, Italy.
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- Spinal Unit, Emergency Hospital "Cannizzaro", Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies, Section of Neurosciences, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele, Catania, Italy
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- Unit of Dermatology, Associazione OASI Maria SS, Troina, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Pediatrics, Child Neurology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Neurology IC, Associazione OASI Maria SS, Troina, Italy
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Rasmussen JC, Herbst KL, Aldrich MB, Darne CD, Tan IC, Zhu B, Guilliod R, Fife CA, Maus EA, Sevick-Muraca EM. An abnormal lymphatic phenotype is associated with subcutaneous adipose tissue deposits in Dercum's disease. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2014; 22:2186-92. [PMID: 25044620 PMCID: PMC4180796 DOI: 10.1002/oby.20836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2013] [Accepted: 06/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Investigational, near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) lymphatic imaging was used to assess lymphatic architecture and contractile function in participants diagnosed with Dercum's disease, a rare, poorly understood disorder characterized by painful lipomas in subcutaneous adipose tissues. METHODS After informed consent and as part of an FDA-approved feasibility study to evaluate lymphatics in diseases in which their contribution has been implicated, three women diagnosed with Dercum's disease and four control subjects were imaged. Each participant received multiple intradermal and subcutaneous injections of indocyanine green (ICG, total dose ≤400 µg) in arms, legs, and/or trunk. Immediately after injection, ICG was taken up by the lymphatics and NIRF imaging was conducted. RESULTS The lymphatics in the participants with Dercum's disease were intact and dilated, yet sluggishly propelled lymph when compared to control lymphatics. Palpation of regions containing fluorescent lymphatic pathways revealed tender, fibrotic, tubular structures within the subcutaneous adipose tissue that were associated with painful nodules, and, in some cases, masses of fluorescent tissue indicating that some lipomas may represent tertiary lymphoid tissues. CONCLUSIONS These data support the hypothesis that Dercum's disease may be a lymphovascular disorder and suggest a possible association between abnormal adipose tissue deposition and abnormal lymphatic structure and function.
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- John C. Rasmussen
- The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
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- Department of Medicine, University of California – San Diego, San Diego, CA
- Veteran’s Affairs San Diego Healthcare System
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- The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
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- The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
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- The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
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- The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
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- Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
- Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX
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- Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
- Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX
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- Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
- Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX
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- The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
- , 1825 Pressler St, Houston, TX 77030; Phone: 713-500-3561; Fax: 713-500-0319
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Labuzek K, Liber S, Marcol W, Okopień B. Controlling newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus with metformin managed pain symptoms in a patient affected with Dercum's disease. Pain Med 2012; 13:1526-7. [PMID: 22994295 DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2012.01487.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Kawale J, Mahore A, Dange N, Bhoyar K. Adiposis dolorosa of scalp presenting with severe headache: an unusual case. J Headache Pain 2010; 11:539-41. [PMID: 20811764 PMCID: PMC3476222 DOI: 10.1007/s10194-010-0253-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2010] [Accepted: 08/16/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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A 46-year-old female, known case of adiposis dolorosa since adolescence, noticed painful thickening of scalp in bilateral parieto-occipital areas and vertex 1 year back. Six weeks prior to the presentation to our service, she developed severe occipital headache refractory to drug treatment. She improved after bilateral greater occipital nerve blocks. She was subjected to bilateral greater occipital chemical neurolysis which has given her complete pain relief.
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- Juhi Kawale
- Department of Medicine, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Parel, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Parel, Mumbai, 400012 India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Parel, Mumbai, 400012 India
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- Department of Neuro-anaesthesia, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Parel, Mumbai, India
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HISTORY AND CLINICAL FINDINGS A 63-year-old woman was admitted because of abdominal pain for 12 months, associated with an increasing abdominal distension. One month before a gastroscopy had revealed mild gastritis. The taking of proton pump inhibitors did not improve her symptoms. There was no relevant neurological or psychiatric past history. INVESTIGATIONS Ultrasound and laboratory tests demonstrated a fatty liver and increased serum levels of lipoproteins. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an increase in subcutaneous and intraperitoneal adipose tissue. Endoscopy did not show any additional significant findings. DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT The patient had adiposis dolorosa. Initially she was given daily a combination of mexiletine 400 mg and 75 mg Amitriptyline. After a few days the ailment decreased and had disappeared completely after one week. Three months later the dosage was reduced to 100 mg mexiletine and 25 mg Amitriptyline daily. After another two months all medication was discontinued. At follow-up after 12 months the symptoms had not recurred. CONCLUSION This case demonstrates that abdominal pain is not always caused by diseases of the visceral hollow organs. It must also be borne in mind that abdominal pain may be associated with adipose tissue, as is the case in adiposis dolorosa. The disease can be successfully treated, as in this case, using a combination of mexiletine and Amitriptyline.
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- J Tiesmeier
- Medizinische Klinik II, Krankenhaus Bad Oeynhausen
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Haddad D, Athmani B, Costa A, Cartier S. [Dercum's disease: a severe complication in a rare disease. A case report]. ANN CHIR PLAST ESTH 2005; 50:247-50. [PMID: 15963847 DOI: 10.1016/j.anplas.2004.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2004] [Accepted: 12/13/2004] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Dercum's disease or adiposis dolorasa is unusual and unknown. Four symptoms are typical. It is characterized by painful subcutaneous fatty tumors in postmenopausal woman. We present this disease through the study of an uncommon clinical case: a sceptic choc following the "steato-cutaneous-necrosis" of a fatty tumor. The disease remains rare. The etiology is to this day unknown and different hypothesis (endocrinous, metabolic, genetics) are put forward. Multiple complications can occur but severe septicemia is rare. The treatment can be medical (loss of weight, corticoids, intravenous lidocaine) or surgical (surgical excision or liposuction).
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- D Haddad
- Service de chirurgie plastique et maxillofaciale, centre hospitalier de Gonesse, 25, rue Pierre-de-Theilley, 95503 Gonesse, France.
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George R, Poonnoose P, Isaiah R. Dercum's disease (Adiposis dolorosa): delayed diagnosis in a patient with cervical cancer. J Palliat Care 2004; 20:324-5. [PMID: 15690837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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- Reena George
- Department of Radiation Oncology and Palliative Care, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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Kyllerman M, Brandberg G, Wiklund LM, Månsson JE. Dysarthria, progressive parkinsonian features and symmetric necrosis of putamen in a family with painful lipomas (Dercum disease variant). Neuropediatrics 2002; 33:69-72. [PMID: 12075486 DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-32366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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We describe painful subcutaneous lipomatosis in four members of a two-generation family. Lipomas appeared in adulthood, were circumscribed, painful on touch and mainly localized to the trunk and proximal parts of the extremities. The disorder was associated with dysarthria, visual pursuit defect and progressive dystonia. MRI showed bilateral increasing cystic lesions in the basal parts of the putamen. No other abnormalities were detected. The lesions corresponded well with the clinical presentation in the patients. Investigation for mitochondrial disease with muscle biopsy and mitochondrial DNA gave normal results. No consistent biochemical changes were found. The disorder in this family was considered to differ from MERRF with lipomatous lesions and multiple symmetric lipomatosis but compatible with a Dercum disease variant.
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- M Kyllerman
- Section of Neuropediatrics, The Queen Silvia Children's Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden.
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Weinberger A, Wysenbeec AJ, Pinkhas J. Juxta-articular adiposis dolorosa associated with rheumatoid arthritis. Report of 2 cases with good response to local corticosteroid injection. Clin Rheumatol 1987; 6:446-8. [PMID: 3442969 DOI: 10.1007/bf02206847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Juxta-articular adiposis dolorosa, i.e., painful fatty deposits around the joint may occur in postmenopausal obese women. The association of the syndrome with osteoarthritis has been described. The present report describes 2 women suffering from rheumatoid arthritis with painful fatty deposits around the knees. Both responded to local injection of corticosteroid. The possible pathogenesis of the source of pain is discussed.
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- A Weinberger
- Rheumatology Unit, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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Dercum's disease (adiposis dolorosa) is associated with very painful subcutaneous fatty deposits normally localized to the lower extremities in which pain treatment is usually unsuccessful. Two patients with Dercum's disease have been treated repeatedly with intravenous lidocaine for several months each time resulting in immediate pain relief for 8 and 25 days respectively. Placebo infusions did not provide pain relief. Hereafter, the patients were treated with peroral mexiletine and again had complete pain relief. We conclude that intravenous lidocaine or peroral mexiletine may be an effective analgesic treatment in patients with Dercum's disease.
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- Palle Petersen
- Department of Neurology N, Rigshospitalet, DK-2100 CopenhagenDenmark Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Bispebjerg Hospital, DK-2400 CopenhagenDenmark
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Khavin IB. [The basic principles of the classification of obesity]. Probl Endokrinol (Mosk) 1986; 32:48-50. [PMID: 3737582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Atkinson RL. Intravenous lidocaine for the treatment of intractable pain of adiposis dolorosa. Int J Obes (Lond) 1982; 6:351-7. [PMID: 7129748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Adiposis dolorosa (Dercum's disease) is a syndrome of painful adipose tissue which occurs most often in post-menopausal women and is associated with obesity, asthenia, and emotional disturbances. The etiology is uncertain, but is probably multifactorial. Numerous treatments to relieve the pain have generally been unsuccessful. A patient with adiposis dolorosa was treated with intravenous infusions of lidocaine over a two-year period. Relief from pain lasted from two to 12 months after each infusion. A single-blind placebo infusion did not relieve the pain. Lidocaine infusions did not relieve the pain of diabetic neuropathy or of angina in this patient. The mechanism of relief of pain of adiposis dolorosa by lidocaine is uncertain, but previously reported central effects of lidocaine suggest that alterations in the central nervous system may be responsible.
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Heuchel G. [Hypertension as a clinical syndrome]. Z Gesamte Inn Med 1980; 35:suppl 119-21. [PMID: 7210753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The essential hypertension, at present scarcely existing as isolated and unique disease, proves to be one of the main participants in multimorbidity. The evaluation of the own patients of the past 10 years according to the concomitant diseases of hypertension leads unconventionally to a subdivision in two groups: a "coloured" in which hypertension together appears with another chronic disease or also various diseases and a second group, in which the hypertension appears in a constantly composed "standardized" connection of diseases: with adiposis, hyperlipoproteinaemia, diabetes, frequently still with hyperuricaemia and cholelithiasis. In this hypertensive-metabolic syndrome we have to acknowledge a characteristic form of manifestation of hypertension, under simultaneous degradation to the symptom of a more comprehensive complex of disturbances. From the cooperation of the present individual diseases results a unique concentration of arteriosclerotic risk factors, so that course and result in the hypertensive-metabolic syndrome are characterized by the arteriosclerosis with its organ manifestations, above all on heart and brain.
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Iwane T, Maruyama M, Matsuki M, Ito Y, Shimoji K. Management of intractable pain in adiposis dolorosa with intravenous administration of lidocaine. Anesth Analg 1976; 55:257-9. [PMID: 943987 DOI: 10.1213/00000539-197603000-00028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Intractable pain in a patient with adiposis dolorosa (Dercum's disease) was treated by IV administration of lidocaine (200 to 400 mg). Relief was maximum 20 minutes after the end of drug infusion and persisted for over 10 hours. Toxicity was minimal. Slow EEG waves which appeared during drug administration disappeared within 20 minutes.
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Emanuel' VI. [Status dysraphicus in Dercum's syndrome]. Klin Med (Mosk) 1970; 48:115-8. [PMID: 5533247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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