Author:

Fariya Rasheed*

Department Of Dermatology, Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad, India 

Source:

Dermatology and Dermatologic Diseases

Abstract
 

52-year-old obese postmenopausal female presented with complaints of multiple painful lumps over the legs and thighs of 2 years days duration. Clinical examination revealed multiple tender plaques and nodules over both the legs and thighs of different sizes. Biopsy suggestive of lipoma. These features were diagnostic of a rare lipomatosis, dercum’s disease.

Keywords:

Adiposis dolorosa; Postmenopausal; Biopsy.

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