Adiposis dolorosa

Causes of Adiposis dolorosa:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Adiposis dolorosa. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Unknown etiology
• Autosomal dominant inheritance pattern
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Adiposis dolorosa Treatments

Some of the possible treatments listed in sources for treatment of Adiposis dolorosa may include:

• Corticosteroids
• Prednisone
• Deltasone
• Analgesics
• NSAIDs
• Paracetamol
• Dextropropxyphene
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Causes of General Symptom Types

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• Swelling symptoms (3730 causes)
• Inflammatory symptoms (1736 causes)
• Pain symptoms (6458 causes)
• Sensations (6520 causes)
• Brain symptoms (2787 causes)
• Neurological symptoms (9575 causes)
• Sensory symptoms (7134 causes)
• Nerve symptoms (9132 causes)
• Common symptoms (8589 causes)
• Body symptoms (5672 causes)
• Head symptoms (10192 causes)
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Definitions of Adiposis dolorosa:

Adiposis dolorosa: [MIM*103200] a condition characterized by a deposit of symmetric nodular or pendulous masses of fat in various regions of the body, with discomfort or pain. SYN: Anders disease, Dercum disease, lipomatosis neurotica.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Adiposis dolorosa is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Adiposis dolorosa, or a subtype of Adiposis dolorosa, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
- (Source - National Institute of Health)

Detailed list of causes of Adiposis dolorosa

The list below shows some of the causes of Adiposis dolorosa mentioned in various sources:

• Autosomal dominant inheritance pattern
• Unknown etiology
• more causes...»

See full list of 2 causes of Adiposis dolorosa

How Common are these Causes of Adiposis dolorosa?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Adiposis dolorosa. Of the 2 causes of Adiposis dolorosa that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 0 causes are "very common" diseases
• 0 causes are "common" diseases
• 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 0 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 2 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 2 causes of Adiposis dolorosa

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Adiposis dolorosa:

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Classifications of Adiposis dolorosa:

Medical Conditions associated with Adiposis dolorosa:

Swelling symptoms (3730 causes), Inflammatory symptoms (1736 causes), Pain symptoms (6458 causes), Sensations (6520 causes), Brain symptoms (2787 causes), Neurological symptoms (9575 causes), Sensory symptoms (7134 causes), Nerve symptoms (9132 causes), Common symptoms (8589 causes), Body symptoms (5672 causes), Head symptoms (10192 causes)

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