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Necrobiosis lipoidica—involvement of atypical sites
Author(s) -
KAVANAGH G.M.,
NOVELLI M.,
HARTOG M.,
KENNEDY C.T.C.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1993.tb01026.x
Subject(s) - necrobiosis lipoidica , medicine , dermatology , pathology , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology
Summary Necrobiosis lipoidica (NL) has distinctive clinical and histological appearances. The legs are the commonest site of involvement, and 85% of cases involve the legs exclusively. We describe a patient in whom NL did not involve the legs, but was found to occur on unusual areas: the back and nipple. This is possibly the first report of NL affecting the nipple.