Lipoedema: From clinical presentation to therapy. A review of the literature

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 161, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 980-986

  Langendoen, S I ^a   Habbema, L ^a   Nijsten, T E C ^a   Neumann, H A M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Lipoedema; Liposuction; Pathophysiology; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LEG COMPRESSION; LEG EDEMA; LEG SWELLING; LIPEDEMA; LIPID STORAGE; LIPOHYPERTROPHY; LIPOSUCTION; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHEDEMA; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; WEIGHT CONTROL;

CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

EID: 71949110591     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09413.x     Document Type: Review

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