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Pentoxifylline: An effective therapy for necrobiosis lipoidica
Author(s) -
Wee Edmund,
Kelly Robert
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/ajd.12420
Subject(s) - pentoxifylline , necrobiosis lipoidica , medicine , dermatology , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology
Necrobiosis lipoidica ( NL ) is a rare chronic inflammatory granulomatous skin disorder that remains challenging to treat. Here we report three patients at different stages of disease successfully treated with pentoxifylline, a haemorrheological and anti‐inflammatory agent. We demonstrate for the first time that early stage NL may be completely reversible with this treatment. Our findings are also consistent with previous isolated reports showing the effectiveness of pentoxifylline in treating ulcerative NL .