Journal article
Authors list: Lange, U.; Mueller-Ladner, U.
Publication year: 2013
Pages: 148-152
Journal: Aktuelle Rheumatologie
Volume number: 38
Issue number: 3
ISSN: 0341-051X
eISSN: 1438-9940
DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0033-1345142
Publisher: Georg Thieme Verlag
Abstract:
Dercum's disease (lipomatosis dolorosa) is a rare and relatively unknown disease. The upper arms, elbows, stomach wall, buttocks, thighs and knees are affected by painful subcutaneous fatty tissue deposits. Analgesic and/or non-steroidal antirheumatic drugs usually have minor or no effect. Here, we report on 2 patients with Dercum's disease, who were successfully treated with pregabalin and manual lymphatic drainage, and another case with application of the TNF-blocker certolizumab pegol. Furthermore, an overview of the current literature is presented.
Citation Styles
Harvard Citation style: Lange, U. and Mueller-Ladner, U. (2013) Dercum's Disease - Lipomatosis Dolorosa: A Rare and Often Overseen Clinical Picture, Aktuelle Rheumatologie, 38(3), pp. 148-152. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0033-1345142
APA Citation style: Lange, U., & Mueller-Ladner, U. (2013). Dercum's Disease - Lipomatosis Dolorosa: A Rare and Often Overseen Clinical Picture. Aktuelle Rheumatologie. 38(3), 148-152. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0033-1345142
Keywords
ADIPOSIS-DOLOROSA; CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL; Dercum's disease; FIBROMYALGIA; lipomatosis dolorosa; LIPOSUCTION; lymphatic drainage; MANUAL LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; PAIN; PREGABALIN
