BENIGN SYMMETRICAL LIPOMATOSIS LAUNOIS-BENSAUDE SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH EXTENSIVE PLASTIC-SURGERY

Benign symmetric lipomatosis is a rare condition predominantly seen in male patients. The etiology is unknown, and therapy is difficult, alt hough liposuction has had effect. We describe a 38-year-old male patie nt who had suffered from severe adipositas since the age of 7. Due to an ulceration in the groin, he later needed intensive care, and in ord er to normalize his condition, extensive surgical treatment became nec essary. (C) 1998 by the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Inc .