Zhonghua yi xue za zhi = Chinese medical journal; Free China ed
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Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Taipei) · Aug 1996
Case ReportsMultiple symmetrical lipomatosis (Madelung's disease): a case report.
Multiple symmetrical lipomatosis (Madelung's disease) is a rare disease of undetermined cause characterized by symmetrical deposits of non-encapsulated fat on the suboccipital area, cervical area, shoulders and trunk. The patients are usually middle-aged male alcoholics. ⋯ Here a case of multiple symmetrical lipomatosis in a 43 year-old man is described. We describe his clinical course and review the literature.