Madelung's disease associated with polyneuropathy and symptomatic hypokalemia

Madelung's disease (multiple symmetric lipomatosis) is a rare disease characterized by abnormal diffuse lipomatosis in proximal upper limbs and neck. Previous reports have shown that this disease is associated with alcoholism, polyneuropathy, mitochondrial disease, and glucose intolerance. Here...

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Main Authors: Hoi-Fong Chan, Yu Sun, Cheng-Huai Lin, Rong-Chi Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-05-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664612003749