Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: Lipedema is a painful fat disorder that affects 11-17% of woman. The diagnosis is based on typical clinical features: bilateral symmetrical disproportionate fatty tissue hypertrophy on the limbs sparing of the hands and feet, feeling of heaviness and tension, easy bruising, transient edema and pain in the affected areas. There are three clinical stages (1, 2 and 3) that refer primarily to appearance of the skin, texture of subdermal tissue and the presenc...