Is Lymphostasis an Aggravant of Lipedema

A 54-year-old female patient reported that a characteristic of her family was ‘fat legs’ with postural edema since adolescence. Over the years the patient had been gaining weight with an increase in fatty tissue in the legs and arms. At the age of 24 years she started taking oral contraceptives and...

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Main Authors: Maria de Fátima Guerreiro Godoy, Edivandra Buzato, Patricia Amador Franco Brigidio, JoséMaria Pereira de Godoy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2012-10-01
Series:Case Reports in Dermatology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/342073