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Transepithelial elimination in necrobiosis lipoidica
Author(s) -
PARRA CRISTOBAL A.
Publication year - 1977
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.1365-2133.1977.tb05191.x
Subject(s) - necrobiosis lipoidica , hair follicle , medicine , comedo , dermatology , pathology , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , cancer , breast cancer , ductal carcinoma
SUMMARY Elimination of necrotic material through the hair follicle as a means of excretion has been observed in three cases of necrobiosis lipoidica. Clinically this process presents as comedo‐like plugs localized mainly in the periphery of the lesions.