raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:36397

Adiposis dolorosa

Synonyms: Adiposalgia · Adipose tissue rheumatism · Dercum disease · Lipomatosis dolorosa

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant, Not applicable
Age of onset
Adult
Status
active

A rare disorder of subcutaneous tissue characterized by the development of painful, adipose tissue with multiple subcutaneous lipomas, in association with overweight or obesity.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enAdiposis dolorosaAdiposalgia · Adipose tissue rheumatism · Dercum disease · Lipomatosis dolorosa
frAdipose douloureuseLipomatose symétrique douloureuse · Maladie de Dercum · Neurolipomatose douloureuse de Dercum
deAdipositas dolorosaAdiposalgie · Dercum-Krankheit · Fettgewebs-Rheumatismus · Lipomatosis dolorosa
esAdiposis dolorosaAdiposalgia · Enfermedad de Dercum · Lipomatosis dolorosa · Reumatismo del tejido adiposo
itAdiposi dolorosaMalattia di Dercum · Neurolipomatosi
nlAdiposis dolorosaAdiposalgie · Lipomatosis dolorosa · Vetweefselreuma · Ziekte van Dercum
ptAdipose dolorosaDoença de Dercum · Neurolipomatose
plTłuszczakowatość bolesnaChoroba Dercuma · Neurolipomatoza · Lipomatoza bolesna · Reumatyzm tkanki tłuszczowej
csAdipositas dolorosaAdiposalgie · Dercumova nemoc · Lipomatosis dolorosa · Neurolipomatóza · Revmatismus tukové tkáně
ukБолючи ліпомиАдипосальгія · Ревматизм жирової тканини · Хвороба Деркума · Червоний плоский лишай
zh痛性肥胖病脂肪组织风湿病
trAdipoz dolorosaAdiposalji · Dercum hastalığı · Lipomatoz dolorosa · Yağ dokusu romatizması

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM103200Evalidated
ICD-10E88.2NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11EF02.1NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0007070Evalidated
MeSHD000274Evalidated
UMLSC0001529Evalidated
GARD5750Evalidated
MedDRA10001294Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

39 annotations · validated 2024-06-13
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0000739Anxiety
HP:0002829Arthralgia
HP:0000716Depression
HP:0012378Fatigue
HP:0001513Obesity
HP:0001482Subcutaneous nodule
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0003270Abdominal distention
HP:0002027Abdominal pain
HP:0003119Abnormal circulating lipid concentration
HP:0025406Asthenia
HP:0012532Chronic pain
HP:0011227Elevated circulating C-reactive protein concentration
HP:0003565Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate
HP:0031905Increased total hemolytic complement activity
HP:0025502Overweight
HP:0007596Painful subcutaneous lipomas
HP:0002215Sparse axillary hair
HP:0002225Sparse pubic hair
HP:0001031Subcutaneous lipoma
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001369Arthritis
HP:0002960Autoimmunity
HP:0000978Bruising susceptibility
HP:0002019Constipation
HP:0002376Developmental regression
HP:0000819Diabetes mellitus
HP:0002014Diarrhea
HP:0000958Dry skin
HP:0002315Headache
HP:0000822Hypertension
HP:0000821Hypothyroidism
HP:0034265Mastalgia
HP:0002354Memory impairment
HP:0003401Paresthesia
HP:0009830Peripheral neuropathy
HP:0001581Recurrent skin infections
HP:0001250Seizure
HP:0002360Sleep abnormality
HP:0100585Telangiectasia of the skin
HP:0000217Xerostomia

Run the differential on the 6 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 31844341[PMID]_33800991[PMID]_38084160[PMID]_29939644[PMID]

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Sources for this card