Madelung’s Disease: A Case Report in an Asian Patient

Authors

  • Nur Fiza Izrin Mohd. Sa’im Department of Family Medicine, Kulliyah of Medicine, IIUM, Kuantan, Malaysia
  • Azwanis Abdul Hadi Department of Family Medicine, Kulliyah of Medicine, IIUM, Kuantan, Malaysia

Keywords:

Madelung’s disease, multiple symmetrical lipomatosis.

Abstract

A middle-aged man presented with a slow-growing circumscribed mass over both upper arms associated with muscle soreness and lethargy. He has a history of chronic alcohol consumption and imaging studies revealed subcutaneous fat tissue hypertrophy. The characteristics of his disease fit a rare symmetrical lipodystrophy disorder known as Madelung’s disease (MD). This is a report detailing the description of the case.

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Published

01-06-2023

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2023)

Section

Case Report

License

Journal of Engineering Technology (JET)  is an open-access journal that follows the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-commercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0)

How to Cite

Nur Fiza Izrin Mohd. Sa’im, & Azwanis Abdul Hadi. (2023). Madelung’s Disease: A Case Report in an Asian Patient. Asian Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences, 6(1), 153-159. https://ejournal.unikl.edu.my/index.php/ajmhs/article/view/171