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01 December 2023 : Case report  Portugal

Shedding Light on Multiple Symmetric Lipomatosis: An Overlooked Syndrome in the Evaluation of Obesity

Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease

Miguel Saraiva ORCID logo1AEF*, Lia M.D. Ferreira1A, Rui Carvalho1A

DOI: 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.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923