Dercum's disease - An often overlooked disease entity;Lipomatosis dolorosa - Ein häufig übersehenes krankheitsbild

Nervenarzt

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 183-187

  Steiner, J ^a   Schiltz, K ^b   Heidenreich, F ^a   Weissenborn, K ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dercum's disease; Lidocaine; Lipomatosis dolorosa; Liposuction; Mexiletine

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; MEXILETINE;

ADIPOSIS DOLOROSA; ANALGESIA; ARM; ARTICLE; BUTTOCK; ELBOW; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; KNEE; LIPOSUCTION; SKIN SURGERY; STOMACH; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT DISORDER; THIGH; TOUCH; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED;

ADIPOSIS DOLOROSA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LIDOCAINE; MEXILETINE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036480459     PISSN: 00282804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00115-001-1240-9     Document Type: Article

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