ALLMedicine™ Adiposis Dolorosa Center

Dec 24th, 2021 - Dercum's disease (DD), or adiposis dolorosa, is a rare condition of unknown etiology characterized by growth of painful subcutaneous adipose tissue. No specific treatment exists. Pain is often invalidating and resistant to analgesic drugs. We test...

Aug 25th, 2021 - Practice Essentials Diagnosis of Dercum disease (adiposis dolorosa) is made clinically and is a diagnosis of exclusion. [1] A multidisciplinary approach to treatment is recommended. Referrals should be made to the following specialties: pain medic...

Aug 25th, 2021 - Practice Essentials Diagnosis of Dercum disease (adiposis dolorosa) is made clinically and is a diagnosis of exclusion.[1] A multidisciplinary approach to treatment is recommended. Referrals should be made to the following specialties: pain medici...

Aug 25th, 2021 - Practice Essentials Diagnosis of Dercum disease (adiposis dolorosa) is made clinically and is a diagnosis of exclusion. [1] A multidisciplinary approach to treatment is recommended. Referrals should be made to the following specialties: pain medic...

Jul 18th, 2021 - Francis Xavier Dercum (1856-1931) was a renowned clinician, teacher, and scientist. Although he is widely known as a prominent neurologist and remembered for his treatment of then-President Woodrow Wilson, he also had many contributions to the fie...

Nov 28th, 2019 - A single subanesthetic dose of ketamine infusion can often relieve depressive symptoms within hours when conventional antidepressants have not worked. But off-label use of IV ketamine—especially given its history of abuse—has raised concerns about.

Nov 28th, 2019 - A single subanesthetic dose of ketamine infusion can often relieve depressive symptoms within hours when conventional antidepressants have not worked. But off-label use of IV ketamine—especially given its history of abuse—has raised concerns about.

Nov 5th, 2019 - Hypobaric Pressure Therapy Hypobaric pressure therapy has been offered as an alternative “touch-free” method for treatment of pain associated with edema. Herbst and Rutledge describe a pilot study focusing on hypobaric pressure therapy in patients.

Nov 5th, 2019 - Adiposis dolorosa (AD), or Dercum disease, is a rare disorder that was first described in 1888 and characterized by the National Organization of Rare Disorders (NORD) as a chronic pain condition of the adipose tissue generally found in patients wh.

Oct 13th, 2020 - Overview What is a lipoma? A lipoma is a round or oval-shaped lump of tissue that grows just beneath the skin. It’s made of fat, moves easily when you touch it and doesn’t usually cause pain. Lipomas can appear anywhere on the body, but they’re mo...