Exceptional manifestation of Madelung's disease after liver transplantation.

Acta Gastroenterol Belg

Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery division, Saint-Luc Academic Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.

Published: March 2022

Unlike simple obesity, Madelung's disease (MD) is a rare disease characterized by symmetric accumulation of massive adipose tissue on the neck, the superior part of the trunk and limbs, leading to a pathognomonic cosmetic deformity. Here, we report an extremely rare case of MD associated with bilateral gynecomastia in a 61-year-old man, with a history of recent liver transplantation for alcoholic liver disease (ALD).

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http://dx.doi.org/10.51821/85.1.8308DOI Listing

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