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In two case reports of women with lipedema, lymphoscintigraphy excluded other causes of edema and imaging showed subcutaneous thickening, fat stranding, and varicosities, supporting diagnostic exclusion rather than a direct comparative discrimination test.

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“Laboratory investigations and lymphoscintigraphy excluded other causes of edema. Imaging confirmed subcutaneous thickening, fat stranding, and varicosities.”
Case report uses lymphoscintigraphy to exclude other edema causes rather than formally testing modality's ability to differentiate lipedema from lymphedema; qualified, low-level evidence.

Populationtwo middle-aged women with lipedema

Conditionlipedema

Exposurelymphoscintigraphy and imaging for diagnostic workup

Comparatorother causes of edema (e.g. lymphedema)

Outcomediagnostic exclusion of alternative edema causes

Scopeauto-ingested from Layer 1 surveillance

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