Dercum disease


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ad·i·po·sis do·lo·ro·sa

[MIM*103200]
a condition characterized by a deposit of symmetric nodular or pendulous masses of fat in various regions of the body, with discomfort or pain.
Synonym(s): Anders disease, Dercum disease, lipomatosis neurotica

Dercum disease

(dĕrk′ŭm)
[Francis X. Dercum, U.S. neurologist, 1856–1931]
The appearance of multiple painful fatty nodules (lipomas) in the skin of adults, esp. overweight or postmenopausal women.

Dercum,

Francis Xavier, U.S. neurologist, 1856-1931.
Dercum disease - a condition characterized by a deposit of symmetrical nodular or pendulous masses of fat in various regions of the body, with discomfort or pain. Synonym(s): adiposis dolorosa
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