Lipedema: Complications

The following are the most important diseases or complications that may be contributed to by lipedema:

Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases (E00-E90).

• Obesity (obesity) as a result of psychosocial stress.

Cardiovascular system (I00-I99)

• Secondary lymphedema – accumulation of protein-rich fluid.

Infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99).

• Erysipelas (erysipelas; esp. A streptococcus).

Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99).

• Osteoarthritis, without further specification
• Valgus deformity (deformity in which the part farther from the body points away from the midline beyond normal) in the knee joints* .
• Buckling foot position in the upper ankle joint* .
• Apparent varization (“outward curvature”) in the hip joint* .

* due tofat pad on the proximal inner thigh, which leads to an evasive movement of the legs in the sense of an inverted V- position.

Symptoms and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings not classified elsewhere (R00-R99)

• Chronic pain

Further

• Social, psychological stress → excessive caloric intake with consecutive weight gain.