An Unusual Case of Madelung’s Disease with Multiple Atypical Fractures

  • Article Id
  • Abdurrahman Tufan
  • Arif Kaya
  • Mehmet Engin Tezcan
  • Berivan Bitik
  • Mehmet Akif Ozturk
  • Berna Goker
Publication date
October 2015

Abstract

Copyright © 2012 Abdurrahman Tufan et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Madelung’s disease is a rare acquired disorder of fat metabolism characterized by multiple symmetric lipomas with typical distribution mainly around the upper trunk, neck, and shoulders. The condition is strongly associated with chronic alcohol use and has various systemic manifestations like polyneuropathy, muscle weakness, and small bone fractures. Herein, we report a 56-year-old male patient with Madelung’s disease and multiple fractures and discuss possible underlying factors leading ...

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