[Symmetric multiple lipomatosis. A case report with an unusual onset].
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.
Ciambelli
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Divisione di Medicina I, Università dell'Insubria, Ospedale di Gallarate, Varese.
Limbiati
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Mattaini
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R
Mozzana
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R
D000427:Alcohol Deterrents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D004221:Disulfiram / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008069:Lipomatosis, Multiple Symmetrical / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors
D000427:Alcohol Deterrents; D004221:Disulfiram