Subclinical systemic lymphedema in patients with obesity and lipedema

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Title
Subclinical systemic lymphedema in patients with obesity and lipedema
Abstract
Obesity is a clinical condition that affects millions of people around the world and is associated with inflammatory processes. The aim of the present study was to report the association between obesity, lipedema, and systemic fluid retention, characterizing subclinical systemic lymphedema with aggravating factors. A 50-year-old female patient weighing 150 kilograms (body mass index: 60.2 kg/m2) reported being obese since childhood, but more located on the hips. She had a family history of this body configuration. Electrical bioimpedance analysis revealed generalized edema, constituting systemic lymphedema. Subclinical systemic lymphedema is caused by obesity and lipedema is also associated with this condition.
Publication
Clinical Practice
Volume
16
Issue
s1
Date
2019
Journal Abbr
fmcp
Language
en
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9/29/20, 1:04 AM
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DOI.org (Crossref)
Citation
Pereira de Godoy, J. M., Pereira de Godoy, H. J., Pereira de Godoy, A. C., & Guerreiro Godoy, M. de F. (2019). Subclinical systemic lymphedema in patients with obesity and lipedema. Clinical Practice, 16(s1). https://doi.org/10.37532/fmcp.2019.16(S1).1289-1291
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