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DIABETIC DERMANGIOPATHY
Author(s) -
BAUER MARJORIE,
LEVAN NORMAN E.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1970.tb15736.x
Subject(s) - medicine , library science , necrobiosis lipoidica , family medicine , gerontology , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , computer science
SUMMARY Necrobiosis Lipoidica Diabeticorum (NLD) and Pigmented Pretibial Patches (PPP) are characterized by their association with diabetes mellitus, by their pretibial predilection, and by vascular alterations compatible with diabetic microangiopathy. Despite differences in the gross and microscopic morphology, both may be considered part of a spectrum of cutaneous lesions for which the term diabetic dermangiopathy is suggested. Variants within this spectrum are reported, including 2 cases with widespread lesions of PPP, occurring in areas other than pretibial.