Adiposis dolorosa, also known as Dercum's disease (and which is different from Ander's disease in which painful or painless fatty growths that do not resolve with weight loss), is a rare disease characterized by multiple painful lipomas that arise in adult life. Older medical literature states that "the disease occurs most often in obese postmenopausal women, but can also occur in men. " Surveys of current sufferers seem to indicate that the disease causes the obesity.

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  • Adiposis dolorosa, also known as Dercum's disease (and which is different from Ander's disease in which painful or painless fatty growths that do not resolve with weight loss), is a rare disease characterized by multiple painful lipomas that arise in adult life. Older medical literature states that "the disease occurs most often in obese postmenopausal women, but can also occur in men. " Surveys of current sufferers seem to indicate that the disease causes the obesity. It also occurs in men and women of all ages. The fatty tumors are most often located on the trunk and limbs with sparing of the face and hands. It was first formally described by Francis Xavier Dercum in 1888.
  • Lipomatosis dolorosa ist der Name einer Erkrankung des Fettgewebes. Erstmals beschrieben wurde sie 1888 durch Francis Xavier Dercum (1856–1931).
  • La maladie de Dercum, dite aussi adipose douloureuse ou neurolipomatose', est une affection très rare qui touche les personnes atteintes d'obésité, le plus souvent les femmes. Il s'agit de masses adipeuses sous-cutanées douloureuses surtout au niveau du tronc et des membres avec association de troubles mentaux et neurologiques. La consistance de ces masses rappelant celle d'un « sac plein de vers », est très caractéristique. L'étiologie est inconnue et le traitement se fait par infiltration locale d'analgésiques.
  • La sindrome di Dercum, anche chiamata adiposità dolorosa o lipomatosi di Dercum, è un rro quadro clinico particolare caratterizzata dalla presenza di ammassi tumorali adiposi, lipomatosi.
  • Choroba Dercuma - (łac. adipositas dolorosa lub też spotykane w piśmiennictwie adiposis dolorosa) - to rzadka choroba charakteryzująca się obecnością bolesnych tłuszczaków w tkance podskórnej dowolnej okolicy ciała, po raz pierwszy opisana przez Francisa Xaviera Dercuma w 1892. Aktualnie do rozpoznania choroby konieczne jest współistnienie czterech cech klinicznych: bolesne tłuszczaki, których ilość i wielkość postępuje w czasie uogólniona otyłość osłabienie, łatwa męczliwość zaburzenia emocjonalne pod postacią depresji, niestabilności emocjonalnej lub zaburzenia neurologiczne pod postacią padaczki lub otępienia. Są to kryteria podane w 1994 przez Brodovskiego. Według definicji WHO do rozpoznanie choroby Dercuma wystarcza obecność tłuszczaków, które wskutek lokalnego ucisku powodują ból i uczucie osłabienia.
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  • Adiposis dolorosa, also known as Dercum's disease (and which is different from Ander's disease in which painful or painless fatty growths that do not resolve with weight loss), is a rare disease characterized by multiple painful lipomas that arise in adult life. Older medical literature states that "the disease occurs most often in obese postmenopausal women, but can also occur in men. " Surveys of current sufferers seem to indicate that the disease causes the obesity.
  • Lipomatosis dolorosa ist der Name einer Erkrankung des Fettgewebes. Erstmals beschrieben wurde sie 1888 durch Francis Xavier Dercum (1856–1931).
  • La maladie de Dercum, dite aussi adipose douloureuse ou neurolipomatose', est une affection très rare qui touche les personnes atteintes d'obésité, le plus souvent les femmes. Il s'agit de masses adipeuses sous-cutanées douloureuses surtout au niveau du tronc et des membres avec association de troubles mentaux et neurologiques. La consistance de ces masses rappelant celle d'un « sac plein de vers », est très caractéristique.
  • La sindrome di Dercum, anche chiamata adiposità dolorosa o lipomatosi di Dercum, è un rro quadro clinico particolare caratterizzata dalla presenza di ammassi tumorali adiposi, lipomatosi.
  • Choroba Dercuma - (łac. adipositas dolorosa lub też spotykane w piśmiennictwie adiposis dolorosa) - to rzadka choroba charakteryzująca się obecnością bolesnych tłuszczaków w tkance podskórnej dowolnej okolicy ciała, po raz pierwszy opisana przez Francisa Xaviera Dercuma w 1892.
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