01 December 2023 : Case report
Shedding Light on Multiple Symmetric Lipomatosis: An Overlooked Syndrome in the Evaluation of Obesity
Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease
Miguel Saraiva 1AEF*, Lia M.D. Ferreira1A, Rui Carvalho1ADOI: 10.12659/AJCR.941751
Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e941751
Figure 1. A 49-year-old woman identified as obese and diagnosed with Launois-Bensaude syndrome. No frontal pictures were allowed by the patient. (A) Multiple symmetrical subcutaneous masses of adipose tissue are shown to affect the whole body, predominantly the upper and lower limbs; (B) Multiple symmetrical subcutaneous masses of adipose tissue involve the upper limbs and neck; (C) Multiple symmetrical subcutaneous masses of adipose tissue involve the buttocks and lower limbs.