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C Redondo Galán1, M García Bascones1, M A Marquina Valero1
1Servicio de Medicina Física y Rehabilitación, Complejo Hospitalario de Toledo, Toledo, España.
Introduction:
Lipoedema is a chronic disorder of adipose tissue, characterised by disproportionate fat deposits in the lower limbs and pain with preservation of the feet. The condition usually only affects women. Diagnosis is clinical and mainly by exclusion. This disorder is little known and underdiagnosed. The objective of this article was to perform a non-systematic review of the literature on lipoedema, its diagnostic criteria and proposed treatments.
Methodology:
A literature search was carried out from January 2012 to January 2018, in the following databases: Pubmed, Scopus, Medline, Web of Science and CINAHL.
Selection Of Studies:
A total of 12 articles were included, of which 10 were reviews, one was a cross-sectional study and another was a case series.
Conclusions:
Diagnosis of lipoedema is mainly clinical and through exclusion of other disorders. There is no consensus on its treatment, but treatment focuses on attempting to minimise symptoms and prevent disease progression and the disability it may generate.
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