Letter to the Editor Answered by the Author
NEJM; 1993
Synopsis: This letter to the editor points out that photographs of an obese-looking person in a previous issue show lipedema instead of lymphedema. The author asks why a lympangiography and MRI were performed when the correct diagnosis could have been made by physical examination.
Abstract: Letter to the editor
Keywords: lipedema, lipoedema, lymphedema, obesity, lympangiography, magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, misdiagnosis
PubMed Link: No PubMed link available
Other Link: http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJM199305203282015
APA Citation: Loughlin, V., (1993, May 20). [Letter to the editor]. The New England Journal of Medicine, 328:1496.
AMA Citation: Loughlin V. Massive Obesity Simulating Lymphedema [Letter to the editor]. The New England Journal of Medicine. 1993; 328:1496. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199305203282015
