Chronic obesity lymphoedematous mucinosis: Three cases of pretibial mucinosis in obese patients with pitting oedema

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 157-161

  Tokuda, Y ^a   Kawachi, S ^b   Murata, H ^b   Saida, T ^b  

^a National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

^b SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chronic obesity lymphoedematous mucinosis; Lymphoedema; Obesity; Pitting oedema; Pretibial mucinosis; Pretibial myxoedema

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; HEMOSIDERIN; MUCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; FOOT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG EDEMA; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; MUCINOSIS; PAPULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ATROPHY; SKIN BIOPSY; THYROID DISEASE; TIBIA;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG DERMATOSES; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCINOSES; MYXEDEMA; OBESITY, MORBID; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 33644929251     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06901.x     Document Type: Article

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