Dercum’s Disease: A Case Report of a Patient Having Both Type 1 and Type 2 Dercum’s Disease

Dercum’s disease, or adiposis dolorosa, is a rare disorder which consists of multiple, painful lipomas within the subcutaneous tissue and has a distribution mainly in the abdomen and extremities. Dercum’s disease can be defined as in combination with chronic painful adipose tissue. Although the etio...

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Main Authors: Cameron Moattari, Richard A. Giovane, Stephanie DiGiovanni Kinsely
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6129706
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description Dercum’s disease, or adiposis dolorosa, is a rare disorder which consists of multiple, painful lipomas within the subcutaneous tissue and has a distribution mainly in the abdomen and extremities. Dercum’s disease can be defined as in combination with chronic painful adipose tissue. Although the etiology of Dercum’s disease is not clear, it is thought to be a combination of a neurological and endocrine disorder. Treatment for this disease is centered at managing pain. Although there is no standard of care for managing pain, there are different pain management regimes that are promising.
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spelling doaj-art-593b3f64028a484f8ce413a3833b27a32025-08-20T03:34:58ZengWileyCase Reports in Dermatological Medicine2090-64632090-64712020-01-01202010.1155/2020/61297066129706Dercum’s Disease: A Case Report of a Patient Having Both Type 1 and Type 2 Dercum’s DiseaseCameron Moattari0Richard A. Giovane1Stephanie DiGiovanni Kinsely2State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USARegional Medical Center of Central Alabama, Family Medicine, 29L V Stabler Drive, Greenville, AL 36037, USAUniversity of Alabama, Department of Family Medicine, 801 Campus Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USADercum’s disease, or adiposis dolorosa, is a rare disorder which consists of multiple, painful lipomas within the subcutaneous tissue and has a distribution mainly in the abdomen and extremities. Dercum’s disease can be defined as in combination with chronic painful adipose tissue. Although the etiology of Dercum’s disease is not clear, it is thought to be a combination of a neurological and endocrine disorder. Treatment for this disease is centered at managing pain. Although there is no standard of care for managing pain, there are different pain management regimes that are promising.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6129706
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title Dercum’s Disease: A Case Report of a Patient Having Both Type 1 and Type 2 Dercum’s Disease
title_full Dercum’s Disease: A Case Report of a Patient Having Both Type 1 and Type 2 Dercum’s Disease
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title_short Dercum’s Disease: A Case Report of a Patient Having Both Type 1 and Type 2 Dercum’s Disease
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