Dercum’s Disease Market Trends, Demand, Growth and Key players 2027
Dercum’s disease is a rare pain syndrome characterized by chronically painful growths of fatty tissue or lipomas. These lipomas most commonly occur in the upper arms, upper legs, and trunk region. According to a report by the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians in 2017, although women are most commonly affected by this condition, about 16% of the reported cases were in men. The common symptoms of this condition include painful fatty lipomas covering the body, obesity majorly in women in menopausal age, weakness, memory issues, elevated heart rate, joint aches, depression, and dementia. Currently, there is no cure for this condition and it is treated symptomatically with surgery, alternative therapies, and with medications such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, diuretics, among others. The global dercum’s disease market is anticipated to be growing due to factors such increasing expenditures in the healthcare sector in the developed as well as developing ...