Lipedema and the Evolution to Lymphedema With the Progression of Obesity
| Autor: | José Maria Pereira de Godoy, Lívia Maria Pereira de Godoy, Maria de Fatima Guerreiro Godoy, Henrique Jose Pereira de Godoy, Paula Pereira de Godoy Capeletto |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
obesity
medicine.medical_specialty Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Group ii Dermatology 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Lower limb lymphedema Internal medicine Edema bioimpedance Medicine Subclinical infection business.industry General Engineering lipedema lymphedema medicine.disease Obesity Exact test Lymphedema Other medicine.symptom business Body mass index 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.11854 |
| Popis: | Aim The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of subclinical and clinical systemic lymphedema in patients with lipedema and different body mass index (BMI) values. Method A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of subclinical systemic lymphedema and clinical lymphedema of the lower limbs detected by bioimpedance (InBody S10 device, Seoul, Korea) in 258 women with clinically diagnosed lipedema. The patients were divided into three groups based on BMI: Group I - BMI below 30 kg/m2; Group II - BMI between 30 and 40 kg/m2; and Group III - BMI 40 to 50 kg/m2. Results Fisher's exact test revealed a statistically significant difference between Group I and both Groups II and III (p = 0.0001) regarding the occurrence of lower limb lymphedema. Conclusion Patients with lipedema can develop edema even when their weight is within the standards of normality. However, obesity is an aggravating factor, as the prevalence of lipedema increases progressively with the increase in weight. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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