lipodermatosclerosis

Etiology

• chronic venous insufficiency, stasis dermatitis
• lymphedema

Pathology

• capillary proliferation
• fat necrosis
• fibrosis of cutaneous & subcutaneous tissues

Clinical manifestations

• skin becomes reddish or brown because of hemosiderin deposition
• induration from fibrosis
• painful, red-brown, atrophic nodules of adipose tissue

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Management

• for localized masses, (i.e. abdomen, thighs, upper arms) surgical resection has met some success

More general terms

• sclerosis