The following are the most important diseases or complications that may be contributed to by lipedema:
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases (E00-E90).
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.
