Vincenza Precone, Shila Barati, Stefano Paolacci, Marzia Salgarello, Giuseppe Visconti, Stefano Gentileschi, Giulia Guerri, Lucilla Gagliardi, Barbara Aquilanti, Giuseppina Matera, Valeria Velluti, Giacinto Abele Donato Miggiano, Karen L. Herbst, Matteo Bertelli
Syndromes with localized accumulation of subcutaneous fatty tissue belong to a group of genetically and phenotypically heterogeneous disorders. These diseases may show some common signs, such as nodular fat, symmetrical fat masses, obesity, fatigue, lymphedema and symmetrical lipomas (painful or otherwise). Other symptoms may be specific for the different clinical entities, enabling correct differential diagnosis. Disorders belonging to this spectrum are lipedema, generalized diffuse or nodular forms of Dercum disease, localized nodular Dercum disease and multiple symmetric lipomatosis...
September 30, 2019: Acta Bio-medica: Atenei Parmensis