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Lipogranulomatosis (medicine)


lipogranulomatosis


1. Presence of lipogranulomas.

2. Local inflammatory reaction to necrosis of adipose tissue.

Disseminated lipogranulomatosis, a form of mucolipodosis, developing soon after birth because of deficiency of ceramidase; characterised by swollen joints, subcutaneous nodules, lymphadenopathy, and accumulation in lysosomes of affected cells of PAS-positive lipid consisting of ceramide.

Synonym: Farber's disease, Farber's syndrome.