Symmetric multiple lipomatosis. A case report with an unusual onset
Ciambelli, F.; Limbiati, S.; Mattaini, R.; Mozzana, R.
Minerva Medica 91(5-6): 123-126
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 0026-4806 PMID: 11084847 Document Number: 513089
The authors report a case of symmetric multiple lipomatosis in a young woman with chronic liver disease caused by previous alcohol abuse whose onset occurred three years after the suspension of the toxic agent. The introduction includes a review of the latest literature, focusing in particular on the most probable etiopathogenetic causes, the most common clinical presentations and therapeutics choices. After a description of this particular case, the authors discuss the unusual presentation of the syndrome caused by the rapid onset of lipid accumulation a long time after the suspension of alcohol abuse.