O lipedema frequentemente não é reconhecido ou é diagnosticado erroneamente, apesar de uma prevalência estimada de 10% na população feminina geral, e o diagnóstico atualmente depende apenas de critérios clínicos devido à falta de biomarcadores específicos ou instrumentos de medição objetivos.

Emergente associação clínica Certeza da evidência: moderada (GRADE)

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Evidência ao longo do tempo

Lipedema—Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment Options — Kruppa et al. (2020) — favorável · review · 2020
This selective literature review directly addresses underdiagnosis of lipedema and the absence of objective screening/diagnostic tools, supporting the affirmative direction of the question, though it does not evaluate a specific screening t
Lipedema: Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Management — Mortada et al. (2025) — favorável · review · 2025
The article is a narrative review that explicitly states lipedema is frequently misidentified and likely underdiagnosed, supporting the question's affirmative direction, but does not present original data or validated screening tools, limit
Lipoedema is not lymphoedema: A review of current literature — Shavit et al. (2018) — favorável · review · 2018
This is a narrative review that explicitly states lipedema is globally misdiagnosed or underdiagnosed and calls for better clinical guidance, directly supporting the question's affirmative direction, though it does not evaluate a specific s
Lipedema: What we don’t know — van la Parra et al. (2023) — favorável · review · 2023
This narrative review directly addresses underdiagnosis of lipedema and the diagnostic challenges, supporting the affirmative direction of the question. It does not specifically evaluate screening tools but highlights the diagnostic gap and

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