Year: 2013
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Launois-Bensaude syndrome (benign symmetric lipoma-tosis) is a rare disease characterized by symmetric fat deposits localized in the cervical region, shoulders and proximal parts of upper and lower limbs. We present the case of a 63-year-old male who presented the typical location of fatty masses and a history of chronic alcoholism associated with elements defining the metabolic syndrome. The biological profile indicated high-atherogenic mixed dyslipidemia, high basal insulinemia (30 microU/ml), and multiple markers of insulin resistance (Reaven index, lipid accumulation product, homeostatic model, insulin sensitivity index, and modified glycemic curve following oral glucose load). The particularity of the presented case is the discordance between the severity of metabolic disturbances and their clinical expression, raising the question whether this patient's cardiometabolic risk is increased or rather lowered by the association of benign symmetric lipomatosis.
Source: The Medical-Surgical Journal
Institution: Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Language: English
Topic: Skin Diseases and Diabetes
Subfield: Dermatology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W1467195469