title: An unusual combination: lipedema with myiasis.
abstract: Lipedema refers to the abnormal deposition of subcutaneous fat causing a striking enlargement of the lower extremities that is out of proportion to the upper body. Most clinicians are unaware of this disease and thus it is seldom diagnosed correctly. Cutaneous myiasis is the infestation of skin by fly larvae. We describe an unusual case of a woman with lipedema who developed cutaneous myiasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Bronx, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Tamara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koss
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lanatra
authors.forename: Mathew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Stiller
authors.forename: Marc E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Grossman
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology*; D004487:Edema / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008875:Middle Aged; D009198:Myiasis / Q000150:complications*; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications