Familial multiple lipomatosis
Familial multiple lipomatosis is a rare benign genetic skin disease characterized by numerous painless encapsulated lipomas located in the subcutaneous adipose tissue of the trunk and extremities with relative sparing of the neck and shoulders. Association with gastroduodenal lipomatosis brain anomalies or lipomatosis and refractory epilepsy has been reported.
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Orphadata: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Available on http: //www.orphadata.org. Data version September 2023.
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