lipodermatosclerosis en · NOUN
Etymology
From lipo- + dermato- + sclerosis.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A disease of the skin and connective tissue: chronic panniculitis with lipomembranous changes.
It requires treatment in patients with various complications such as thrombophlebitis, bleeding from superficial varicose veins, or signs of more advanced forms of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) such as edema and skin changes including lipodermatosclerosis, eczema, pigmentation, atrophie blanche, and healed or active ulceration.
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