What is adiposis dolorosa aka dercum's disease?
Patient: hi i'm looking for information on adiposis dolorosa aka dercum's disease. my mother has chronic pain for years and was finally diagnosed last year. but we haven't been able to get information on treatments, pills are NOT the answer. what can you suggest? Doctor: Thanks for contacting HCMI am sorry to hear about your mother and her recent diagnosis of adiposis dolorosa. This is a disease where fatty tumors or lipomas cause pain. There are little evidence for treatment of these painful lesions. Several trials on removal of painful lipomas, traditional anti-inflammatories and steroids. There has been some improvement by injecting the painful lipomas with lidocaine which may help from 10 hours to several months. I wish your mother luck in finding relief from her adiposis dolorosaHope this answers your question. Please contact us again if you have questions or need help.