Adiposis dolorosa
Adiposis dolorosa, also known as Dercum's disease or Anders disease, is a rare condition characterized by generalized obesity and fatty tumors in the adipose tissue. The tumors are normally painful and found in multiples on the extremities. The understanding of the cause and mechanism of Dercum disease remains unknown. Possible causes include nervous system dysfunction, mechanical pressure on nerves, adipose tissue dysfunction, and trauma. Dercum's disease was first described at Jefferson Medical College by neurologist Francis Xavier Dercum in 1892.
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Adiposis dolorosa
Adiposis dolorosa, also known as Dercum's disease or Anders disease, is a rare condition characterized by generalized obesity and fatty tumors in the adipose tissue. The tumors are normally painful and found in multiples on the extremities. The understanding of the cause and mechanism of Dercum disease remains unknown. Possible causes include nervous system dysfunction, mechanical pressure on nerves, adipose tissue dysfunction, and trauma. Dercum's disease was first described at Jefferson Medical College by neurologist Francis Xavier Dercum in 1892.
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Adiposis dolorosa, also known ...... Francis Xavier Dercum in 1892.
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Choroba Dercuma, tłuszczakowat ...... dują ból i uczucie osłabienia.
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De ziekte van Dercum of adipos ...... eer gevoelig en pijnlijk zijn.
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La Adiposis dolorosa, también ...... del tejido adiposo y traumas.
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La maladie de Dercum, dite aus ...... tration locale d'analgésiques.
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La sindrome di Dercum, anche c ...... tumorali adiposi, lipomatosi.
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Lipomatosis dolorosa (auch: Ad ...... cis Xavier Dercum (1856–1931).
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Dercum's disease; Anders disease
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Adiposis dolorosa, also known ...... Francis Xavier Dercum in 1892.
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Choroba Dercuma, tłuszczakowat ...... dują ból i uczucie osłabienia.
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De ziekte van Dercum of adipos ...... eer gevoelig en pijnlijk zijn.
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La Adiposis dolorosa, también ...... del tejido adiposo y traumas.
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La maladie de Dercum, dite aus ...... tration locale d'analgésiques.
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La sindrome di Dercum, anche c ...... tumorali adiposi, lipomatosi.
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Lipomatosis dolorosa (auch: Ad ...... cis Xavier Dercum (1856–1931).
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Adiposis dolorosa
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Adiposis dolorosa
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Choroba Dercuma
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Lipomatosis dolorosa
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Maladie de Dercum
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Sindrome di Dercum
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Ziekte van Dercum
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Adiposis dolorosa
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