Case Report of a patient with Madelung's disease combined with alcoholic liver disease and liver cirrhosis

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Abstract (original English)

Background Madelung's disease (MD) is a rare disorder of fat metabolism, with symptoms often characterized by the appearance of chronic accumulations of abnormal adipose tissue in areas such as the neck and neckline, upper back and chest. Nowadays, its pathogenesis is still unknown, and some scholars have suggested that its etiology is closely related to alcohol consumption, and that it is associated with a variety of metabolic diseases such as liver disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, and peripheral neurological damage. Currently, there are very few reported cases of Madelung's disease complicated by alcoholic liver disease and liver cirrhosis (LC), making this case worthy of reporting. Case summaries This article reports on a 60-year-old man, the main point of view "The patient has experienced edema in both lower limbs for 2 weeks, accompanied by a long history of alcohol consumption." Clinical examination showed subcutaneous swelling of the neck, which has been clearly present for three years. The diagnosis of Madelung's disease combined with alcoholic liver disease and liver cirrhosis was made based on laboratory tests of liver function, ultrasound of the neck vessels, ultrasound of the superficial tissues of the neck, and CT of the abdomen. The patient has not exhibited restricted neck mobility or symptoms of tracheoesophageal fat syndrome, which affect

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