Madelung’s Disease: Is Insobriety the Chief Cause?

• Published in: Aesthetic plastic surgery Vol. 41; no. 5; pp. 1208 - 1216
• Main Authors: Gao, Yuan, Hu, Ji-lin, Zhang, Xian-xiang, Zhang, Mao-shen, Lu, Yun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.10.2017; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Alcoholism - diagnosis; Alcoholism - epidemiology; Comorbidity; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Lipectomy - methods; Lipomatosis, Multiple Symmetrical - diagnosis; Lipomatosis, Multiple Symmetrical - epidemiology; Lipomatosis, Multiple Symmetrical - surgery; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Original Article; Otorhinolaryngology; Patient Satisfaction - statistics & numerical data; Patients; Plastic Surgery; Rare Diseases; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures - methods; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Sampling Studies; Treatment Outcome; Madelung’s disease; Alcoholism; Open excision

Background Madelung’s disease (MD) is a rare disease of unknown etiology that is characterized by massive fatty deposits distributed in a symmetrical pattern mainly in the head, neck, and upper trunk. Here, we sought to explore the pathogeny and treatment of MD. Methods We enrolled ten patients who...