Launois-Bensaude syndrome

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:disease
gptkb:lipomatosis
rare disease
gptkbp:affects adipose tissue
gptkbp:associatedWith middle-aged men
alcohol abuse
gptkbp:characterizedBy lipomas in neck, shoulders, upper trunk
multiple symmetric, non-encapsulated fat masses
gptkbp:eponymOf Bensaude
Launois
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1898
Pierre-Emile Launois
Raoul Bensaude
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Launois-Bensaude syndrome
gptkbp:ICD-10_code E88.2
gptkbp:inheritance sporadic
rarely familial
gptkbp:OMIM 151800
gptkbp:symptom cosmetic deformity
painless fatty masses
possible compression of neck structures
gptkbp:synonym gptkb:multiple_symmetric_lipomatosis
Madelung disease
gptkbp:treatment liposuction
surgical removal of lipomas
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Madelung's_syndrome
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7