Chapter from Dr. Ed Friedlander's online textbook. Adiposis Dolorosa (Dercum's Disease) is mentioned (search for "adiposis"). Even though the lipomas (tumors) are benign, they can cause problems just by being, and he lists a number of examples.

This is an older article (1974) that has a section describing the Adiposis Dolorosa (Dercum's Disease or Dercum Syndrome), as well as other diseases affecting the fatty deposits.

This OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man) site uses some very limited research (2 papers dealing with 3 families) to conclude that this may be an inherited illness.

Section of an online medical/pathology text book by Dr. Ed Friedlander. Buried in here are some comments on Dercum's Disease (search for "dercum" to find them).

Article by Brenner and Politi on women's dermatological problems from the International Journal of Dermatology. There is a section on Dercum's Disease toward the end of the article.

This is a listing of the references to Dercum's Disease culled from Medline, the National Library of Medicine data base.  (aka Dercum Syndrome, Adiposis Dolorosa)

This is a group discussion area for those with dercum's disease, and provides a means of sharing experiences and ideas.

This is a doctor's page where he discusses some diseases associated with lipomas. He is a cancer doctor and does not consider Dercum's disease fatal. His description appears not to based on first hand experience.

The DOIA, or Dermatological Online Image Atlas, is a listing of images relating to skin diseases. They do not have any pictures of Dercum's Disease, but they do ask for sufferers to fill out a questionnaire at the bottom of this page (the form doesn't always work properly, so save your answers elsewhere).

Provides a brief description of the disease, as well as other names for the disease.

A short discussion about this rare disorder (aka Dercum's Disease, Adiposis Dolorosa), characterized by pressure of fatty deposits on nerves, resulting in weakness and pain. Some resources are listed for further study. This entry is provided by NORD (National Organization for Rare Disorders).

This site references some articles dealing with Dercum's Disease, and provides synopses of them.

BluePrint for Health provides information on health and wellness. It this case, it is a general article on lipomas, with reference to Dercum's disease.

Marie Hallsten's Dercum site, in Swedish. Can be viewed with Microsoft Internet Explorer (Netscape 4.77 doesn't work). Click on the "Dercums disease" button for an English summary page

An article describing the excision of a lipoma. Dercum's in mentioned within the article.

Patient medical question and doctor answer from The Neurology and Neurosurgery Forum at Med Help. This question is about hundreds of lipomas.

A community devoted to sharing information, providing resources and offering support to those who suffer from lipomas, Dercrum's, MSL or any related illnesses.

An Italian page discussing Dercum's Disease. This site is in Italian and English - this is the English reference.

Overview article describing Dercum's Disease. It is a melding of the various existing Dercum articles into a coherent presentation.

This page is the English translation of a German journal article on Dercum's disease. Other information, in German, is available on the website.

This site contains a list of Dermatology disease codes that include Dercum's. Adiposis dolorosa is at the top of list: E88.210 (use to be E88200).

Symptoms, personal stories, and research that has been done in the study of Dercum's Disease. Includes a medical article describing the disease and references to scores of other articles. Chat room on Tuesday evenings.

This is the English page of a Danish language site describing Dercum's Disease - use Microsoft IE or Netscape 6.x to view.

Generally describes the disease. The author thinks that it may respond to special diet.

A new (and still unfinished) website developed by the Dercum's Yahoo chat group to provide information and support about the disease.

A recent article by a Dercum's patient from Denmark.

This is an excellent overview article on the disease characterized by painful lipomas (benign fatty tumors). Note that the first part of the article is a biography of Dr. Dercum.

This article discusses a case of Dercum's Disease in the knee that was apparently caused by corticosteroid usage.

The site explores the possibility that chronic diseases are caused by stealth viruses, and that Dercum's Disease fits in that category. This page describes Dercum's Disease, and most of the description is taken from the Swedish site.

Diary entries of Nunnie, aka Pam Pole, on her road of discovery of Dercum's.

This information is courtesy of the Swedish Dercum's Group, explaining some of the frustrations of having this disease.

Article by Brenner and Politi on women's dermatological problems from the International Journal of Dermatology. There is a section on Dercum's Disease toward the end of the article.

A message board exchange on Dercum's