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Case Reports
[Madelung's lipomatosis of the neck--expression of an alcohol-induced endocrine disorder?].
An uncommon case of a patient with Madelung's disease (Launois-Bensaude disease, multiple symmetrical lipomatosis) is reported. Moreover, the patient suffered from alcoholic hepatomegaly, an atrophic right kidney, Dupuytren's contracture of both hands, hyperuricemia and psoriasis. The etiology of Madelung's disease is discussed.