familial multiple lipomatosis
Findings
No curated finding names familial multiple lipomatosis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Familial multiple lipomatosis is a rare, benign, genetic skin disease characterized by numerous, painless, encapsulated lipomas located in the subcutaneous adipose tissue of the trunk and extremities, with relative sparing of the neck and shoulders. Association with gastroduodenal lipomatosis, brain anomalies or lipomatosis, and refractory epilepsy has been reported.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0007909), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
8 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Multiple lipomasHPOHP:0001012
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Subcutaneous lipomaHPOHP:0001031
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Cutaneous angiolipomasHPOHP:0006773
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- ObesityHPOHP:0001513
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- OverweightHPOHP:0025502
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Peripheral neuropathyHPOHP:0009830
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Painful subcutaneous lipomas