Abstract
Adiposis dolorosa or Dercum’s disease is associated with pain. The symptoms are very therapy resistant and may have a major impact on quality of life. The authors describe the diagnosis and classification as well as treatment including medications and surgery. Liposuction seems to be a logical treatment of the symptoms in Dercum’s disease, but according to the experience at the authors’ hospital, the improvement of pain has a rather short duration.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Dercum FX. A subcutaneous connective-tissue dystrophy of the arms and back, associated with symptoms resembling myxedema. Univ Med Mag. 1888–1889;1:140–50.
Cantu JM, Ruiz-Barquin E, Jimenez M, Castillo L, Macotela-Ruiz E. Autosomal dominant inheritance in adiposis dolorosa (Dercum’s disease). Humangenetik. 1973;18(1):89–91.
Leites SM, Davtian NK. Emanuel VIa: pathophysiological characteristics of adipose tissue in Dercum’s syndrome (in Russian). Patol Fiziol Eksp Ter. 1972;16(1):47–51.
Skagen K, Petersen P, Kastrup J, Nørgaard T. The regulation of subcutaneous blood flow in patient with Dercum’s disease. Acta Derm Venereol (Stockh). 1986;66(4):337–9.
Kling DH. Juxta-articular adiposis dolorosa, its significance and relation to Dercum’s disease and osteo-arthritis. Arch Surg. 1937;34(4):599–630.
From L. Adiposis dolorosa (Dercum’s disease). In: Fitzpatrick TB editor. Dermatology in general medicine, 1st ed. New York: McGraw-Hill; 1971. p. 515.
Palmblad J. Påverkar obesitas infektionsförsvaret? Forskning och Praktik (Sandoz). 1988;20(5):74–9.
Iwane T, Maruyama M, Matsuki M, Ito Y, Shimoji K. Management of intractable pain in adiposis dolorosa with intravenous administration of lidocaine. Curr Res Anesth Analg. 1976;55(2):257–9.
Atkinson RL. Intravenous lidocaine for the treatment of intractable pain of adiposis dolorosa. Int J Obes. 1982;6(4):351–7.
Berntorp E, Berntorp K, Brorson H, Frick K. Liposuction in Dercum’s disease: impact on haemostatic factors associated with cardiovascular disease and insulin sensitivity. J Int Med. 1998;243(3):197–201.
DeFronzo RA, Tobin JD, Andres R. Glucose clamp technique: a method for quantifying insulin secretion and resistance. Am J Physiol. 1970;237(3):E214–23.
Juhan-Vague I, Thompson SG, Jespersen J, The ECAT. Angina Pectoris Study Group. Involvement of the hemostatic system in the insulin resistance syndrome. A study of 1500 patients with angina pectoris. Arterioscler Thromb. 1993;13(12):1865–73.
Landin K, Stigendal L, Eriksson E, Krotkiewski M, Risberg B, Tengborn L, Smith U. Abdominal obesity is associated with an impaired fibrinolytic activity and elevated plasminogen activator inhibitor-1. Metabolism. 1990;39(10):1044–8.
Blann AD, Bushell D, Davies A, Faragher EB, Miller JP, McCollum CN. von Willebrand factor, the endothelium and obesity. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 1993;17(12):723–5.
Conlan MG, Folsom AR, Finch A, Davis CE, Sorlie P, Marcucci G, Wu K. Associations of factor VIII and von Willebrand factor with age, race, sex, and risk factors for atherosclerosis. The atherosclerosis risk in communities (ARIC) study. Thromb Haemost. 1993;70(3):380–5.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2016 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Berntorp, E., Berntorp, K., Brorson, H. (2016). Liposuction in Dercum’s Disease. In: Shiffman, M., Di Giuseppe, A. (eds) Liposuction. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48903-1_64
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48903-1_64
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-662-48901-7
Online ISBN: 978-3-662-48903-1
eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)