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Lipoma Forum - A community devoted to sharing information, providing resources and offering support to those who suffer from lipomas, Dercum's, MSL or any related illnesses.
Lipomatosi di Launois-Bensaude (MSL) - A site, in both Italian and English, providing a historical perspective of Madelung's Disease.
Madelung's Disease: Benign Symmetric Lipomatosis - Madelung's disease or Benign Symmetric Lipomatosis is a sight diagnosis. Only a doctor knowledgeable about the disease can diagnose it.
multiple symmetric lipomatosis from On-line Medical Dictionary - A definition of multiple symmetric lipomatosis
NEJM -- Madelung's Disease: Inherited from an Ancient Mediterranean Population? - Images in Clinical Medicine from The New England Journal of Medicine -- Madelung's Disease: Inherited from an Ancient Mediterranean Population? Only the first part of the article is displayed. You will have to purchase the article if you want to see it.
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NORD: Madelung's Disease - The National Organization for Rare Disorders briefly describes this rare disorder (also known as Multiple Symmetrical Lipomatosis, Benign Symmetric Lipomatosis or Lanois-Bensaude Syndrome) and lists further reference information.
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OMIM Entry 151800 - Describes the form of Multiple Symmetric Lipomatosis (MSL) characterized by a collar of fat around the neck. The article suggests the cause to be a mitochondrial abnormality.
Osteonecrosis in multiple symmetrical lipomatosis - Eurorad - Clinical Case 1405 - Resident - Discusses a new aspect to MSL not seen before, that of osteonecrosis, or bone death. Check out http://www.nonf.org for more information.
Pathology Teaching Slide - Soft Tissue Pathology - The first dozen or so entries are images of Madelung's Disease, taken with various scanning techniques.
