ArticleCase reports in dermatological medicine2020
Dercum's Disease: A Case Report of a Patient Having Both Type 1 and Type 2 Dercum's Disease.
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- Dercum Disease: Exploratory Therapeutic Approaches in the Absence of Standardized Medical Treatment-A Single Center Case Series.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Dercum's Disease: Bridging Present Understanding and Emerging Directions.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Dercum's Disease: Exploring the Intersection of Obesity, Pain, and Inflammation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Presentation of multiple painful subcutaneous nodules: Dercum's disease, a rare variant of lipoma.BMJ case reports · 2023Article
- An unusual presentation of Dercum's disease to the emergency department.Oxford medical case reports · 2023Article
- Lurking Under the Surface: Dercum's Disease.Cureus · 2021Article
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Abstract
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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