Lipedematous scalp

Lee, J. H.

doi:10.1001/archderm.130.6.802

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“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] These rare entities are characterized by boggy thickening of the scalp, predominantly located at the vertex and occiput, which acquires a cotton-batting consistency. The swelling can progress slowly during a period of months or years to the rest of the scalp.…”

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“…The reasons why black women are particularly affected are not known. Otherwise, the increase in the number of descriptions in white and Asiatic women 5,8 would lessen the role of racial factors in the pathogenesis of the disease, but not that of sex. As in other diseases that predominantly affect women and girls, hormonal factors could be involved.…”

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“…S calp thicknening caused by an abnormally increased subcutaneous layer not attributed to tumors is a rare condition of unknown origin that has been reported under the terms of lipedematous alopecia [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] if it is associated with hair growth abnormalities, or lipedematous scalp 8,9 if no hair abnormalities are present. Some authors speculate that they represent two distinct entities or two stages along the spectrum of a single scalp disorder.…”

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Lipedematous scalp and lipedematous alopecia: A clinical and histologic analysis of 3 cases

Martín¹,

Monteagudo²,

Montesinos³

et al. 2005

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

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Lipedematous scalp and lipedematous alopecia: A clinical and histologic analysis of 3 cases

Martín¹,

Monteagudo²,

Montesinos³

et al. 2005

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

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“…In the previous cases of lipedematous alopecia and lipedematous scalp, only 1 case was examined by CT [5], and most of the cases were examined histologically or by simple X-ray examination. The mean thickness of the scalp in normal individuals examined by X-ray has been reported to be about 6 mm [6].…”

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“…These symptoms are accompanied by a diffuse loss and sparseness of hair; the remaining hairs are generally short and soft owing to the disturbance of their growth cycle. A newly proposed disorder, termed 'lipedematous scalp' [4,5], can be differentiated from lipedematous alopecia by the absence of alopecia.…”

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A Case of Lipedematous Alopecia Occurring in a Male Patient

Ikejima

Yamashita²,

Ikeda³

et al. 2000

Dermatology

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A 30-year-old Japanese man presented with a thickening of the scalp and diffuse alopecia on the vertex. A skin biopsy specimen of the thickened scalp showed an increased thickness of subcutaneous adipose tissue and a marked decrease in the number of hair follicles. By an MRI examination, the irregularly thickened subcutaneous fatty tissue was visualized. These findings indicated that the patient had been suffering from lipedematous alopecia. This is a rare condition characterized by diffuse alopecia due to the thickening of the layer of adipose tissue covering the scalp. Only 4 female cases of lipedematous alopecia have been reported previously. MRI is thought to be useful for the differentiation of lipedematous alopecia from lipoma. The present case is considered to present the first male patient with lipedematous alopecia.

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Hyperplasia of the Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Is the Primary Histopathologic Abnormality in Lipedematous Scalp

Scheufler

Kania

Heinrichs

et al. 2003

The American Journal of Dermatopathology

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A 51-year-old white woman presented with thickening of the scalp located at the vertex and left lateral occiput without hair abnormalities or alopecia. Skin biopsies of the thickened scalp showed thickening of the subcutaneous tissue with proliferation of mature subcutaneous fat cells but no signs of inflammation or hair abnormalities. During 2.5 years of follow-up, scalp thickening progressed over the entire hair-bearing scalp and persisted without signs of further progression at 3.5 year follow-up. Lipedematous scalp is an extremely rare diagnosis. It is defined by a thickening of the subcutaneous layer of the scalp and can be distinguished from lipedematous alopecia, in which subcutaneous thickening is associated with diffuse alopecia and shortening of scalp hairs. A total of seven cases of lipedematous alopecia and two cases of lipedematous scalp have been reported. We report the third case of lipedematous scalp in a 51-year-old white woman associated with early symptoms of meningitis. Additional features described in the literature include pruritus, pain, and paresthesia of the scalp as well as associated medical problems such as hyperelasticity of skin and laxity of joints, renal failure, and diabetes mellitus. This sporadic disorder is predominantly located at the vertex and occiput. The etiology and pathogenesis of lipedematous scalp and alopecia remain unclear. The treatment is symptomatic.

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Lipedematous scalp

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Lipedematous scalp and lipedematous alopecia: A clinical and histologic analysis of 3 cases

Lipedematous scalp and lipedematous alopecia: A clinical and histologic analysis of 3 cases

A Case of Lipedematous Alopecia Occurring in a Male Patient

Hyperplasia of the Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Is the Primary Histopathologic Abnormality in Lipedematous Scalp

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