Suspected case of lipoedema in Japanese woman with a characteristic histology in skin biopsy

BMJ Case Rep. 2017 Aug 23:2017:bcr2017221049. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-221049.

Authors

Hiroyuki Koyama¹, Tomohiro Tanaka¹, Kenro Imaeda¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Aichi, Japan.

No abstract available

Keywords: dermatology; lipid disorders; obesity (nutrition).

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adipocytes / pathology*
Adult
Biopsy
Female
Humans
Lipedema / diagnosis*
Lipedema / etiology
Lipedema / pathology
Lower Extremity
Obesity, Morbid / complications
Skin / pathology*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed