Dercums disease

Dercum's is a rare disease that causes painful, fatty growths to appear under the skin, sometimes all over the body. Obese, middle-aged women may be most at risk.

Today is Dercum's Awareness Day.

Medicine and Supplements for People with Lipedema and Dercum's Disease

This is a picture of how Dercums Disease attaches itself to the rib cage, and chest wall. Each Lipoma, or rope like lump is benign, but causes Neuropathy type pain. Removal is difficult, and many times comes back worse. These abnormal tumors affects breathing. Making the chest feel tight. Pleurisy type pain.

Extreme temperatures and humidity can wreak havoc on someone with Dercum's disease or any other chronic illness #extremefatigue

Dercum's Disease Research

Patients with joint hypermobility are very likely also suffering from a cluster of other chronic conditions linked to a cluster of genes known as RCCX on chromosome 6.

FDRS is committed to providing education and resources to patients, physicians, therapists, and researchers for adipose tissue disorders including lipedema, Dercum's disease (adiposis dolorosa), Madelung's, and Familial multiple lipomatosis (FML).

Dercum disease is a rare condition that is characterized by multiple, painful fatty tumors that occur chiefly in post-menopausal, obese women of middle age.

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