title: Benign symmetrical lipomatosis of the hands.
abstract: Benign symmetrical lipomatosis (BSL) is a disease characterized by massively symmetrical fat deposits predominantly in the neck and shoulder girdle area. The disease is frequently associated with alcoholism, hepatopathy, glucose intolerance, hyperuricemia, and malignant tumors. We describe a patient with BSL of the dorsal surfaces of both hands.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, 1-1-1, Minami-Kogushi, Ube 755-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ichimiya
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hamamoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muto
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D008069:Lipomatosis, Multiple Symmetrical / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology