Dercum disease


ad·i·po·sis do·lo·ro·sa

[MIM*103200] a condition characterized by a deposit of symmetric nodular or pendulous masses of fat in various regions of the body, with discomfort or pain. Synonym(s): Anders disease, Dercum disease, lipomatosis neurotica

Dercum disease

(dĕrk′ŭm) [Francis X. Dercum, U.S. neurologist, 1856–1931] The appearance of multiple painful fatty nodules (lipomas) in the skin of adults, esp. overweight or postmenopausal women.

Dercum,

Francis Xavier, U.S. neurologist, 1856-1931. Dercum disease - a condition characterized by a deposit of symmetrical nodular or pendulous masses of fat in various regions of the body, with discomfort or pain. Synonym(s): adiposis dolorosa