Web Directory

» Dermatology Online Journal: Familial Multiple Lipomatosis
   Article by Brian R Toy, MD on this rare hereditary syndrome with the case history of an 89 year old man.
   http://dermatology.cdlib.org/94/NYU/Jan2002/2.html

» Lipomatosi di Launois-Bensaude (MSL)
   A site, in both Italian and English, providing a historical perspective of Madelung's Disease.
   http://digilander.libero.it/camdic/LBS.html

» Madelung's Disease
   Describes the symptoms and diagnostic techniques for Madelung's disease, emphasizing the peculiarities of the disease compared to normal fatty deposits.
   http://www.cushings-help.com/madelung.htm

» Madelung's Disease: Benign Symmetric Lipomatosis
   Provides an illustrated case study with notes on differential diagnoses.
   http://www.idiom.com/~drjohn/Madelung.html

» Madelung's Disease: Inherited from an Ancient Mediterranean Population?
   Abstract of a case study in the New England Journal of Medicine. Full text available for purchase.
   http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/340/19/1481

» Madelung's disease: a case report | Journal of Family Practice | Find Articles at BNET
   A case report of a man with Madelung's disease which discusses the disease in general and the complications due to alcoholism
   http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0689/is_n3_v39/ai_15743895/?tag=content;col1

» NORD: Madelung's Disease
   The National Organization for Rare Disorders briefly describes this rare disorder (also known as Multiple Symmetrical Lipomatosis, Benign Symmetric Lipomatosis or Lanois-Bensaude Syndrome) and lists further reference information.
   http://www.rarediseases.org/search/rdbdetail_abstract.html?disname=Madelung%27s%20Disease

» OMIM Entry 151800
   Describes the form of Multiple Symmetric Lipomatosis (MSL) characterized by a collar of fat around the neck. The article suggests the cause to be a mitochondrial abnormality.
   http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/dispomim.cgi?id=151800

» Osteonecrosis in multiple symmetrical lipomatosis
   The European Association of Radiology presents an illustrated case history from the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
   http://www.eurorad.org/eurorad/case.php?id=1405

» Soft Tissue Pathology
   Features images of the disease, taken with various scanning techniques.
   http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/med/paf/slides/soft/soft.htm