Symptoms Of Dercum Disease

Published on Mar 03 2010, in the categories: Dercum, General info, symptoms

There are pathogens of fat or ring system that in certain stages of their development may mimic cellulites condition. Below are described some of the most popular types of diseases that present similarities with the cell and may be confused by an eye less informed. Also this chapter is intended to criminalize behavior which is minimized as clear symptoms of serious UNPR illness, usually because of insufficient preparation in the field which provides such therapies. It is again clear the important role of cellulite and the medical diagnosis at early stages of this disease that may have a very serious evolution.

Differential diagnosis is made by the following elements: 1. Growth of lymphatic stasis; 2. Venous stasis; 3. Abnormal fat can be: A. minus (lipodystrophy) b. in excess of fat (located fatness). In this disease, sometimes extremely serious, legs and feet are swollen. The edema is initially depressed, the skin maintains its properties, the disease is painless, is accompanied by paresthesia, the sensation of tension and weight in the legs and feet. Symptoms of Dercum disease include: swelling of the lymph- characteristic fingers, which start looking like sausages. In more advanced stages, the lymph becomes hard, and often achieves asymmetric sizes (elephantiasis).


Lipodystrophy - Appears in various diseases or may be constitutional. Lipodystrophy is characterized by altering the distribution of fat tissue, with poor conjunctive support system, with the consequence of impaired vascular system. It is characterized by fibrosis tissues and their subsequent dehydration. The symptoms of Dercum disease accentuate with age and consists in losing fat masses in some favored areas, sometimes uneven, especially on the face, but not only. Arrangement of fat in the body is dictated by each type separately and is strongly dependent on sexual hormones.

Lipomatosis - It is a benign pathology, easily identified on ultrasound, and which can be removed only by surgery. Recidivism is possible. The exact cause which induces tumors it is not regarded as a known disorder. Multiple symmetric lipomatosis is a genetic disease associated with diffuse lipomatosis represented by systematic increases of the body. Restrictive diet is welcomed in association with exercise programs.

Such a diagnosis is certainly incomplete and limited, other pathologists can cause symptoms that simulate cellulite, and this is why your target should be a specialist. All this demonstrated the importance of establishing accurate diagnosis before beginning any form of therapy.

There is no single type of cell, but several. There is no single treatment, but one integrated complex, comprising various methodologies. Surgical procedures should be combined with non-surgical, diet and physical exercises programs, so that the results are far superior.

Many beauty therapists or centers proposing improvement of aesthetic appearance especially by hot packing techniques, methods that promise to reduce inches in circumference. But you must be very careful, because this reduction is obtained by loss of water, often repeated therapies may lead to chronic dehydration of the tissue, with subsequent destruction of collagen and elastin fibers and early aging. This process is often irreversible.


It is therefore better to work in a team-surgeon, physical therapist, to talk together about diagnosis and treatment. And last but not least, this team should take into account the patients needs and desires regarding treatment and alternative treatment methods.
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