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FAMILIAL NON‐DIABETIC NECROBIOSIS LIPOIDICA
Author(s) -
Ho Kenneth KL,
O'Loughlin S.,
Powell F. C.
Publication year - 1992
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/j.1440-0960.1992.tb00049.x
Subject(s) - necrobiosis lipoidica , medicine , etiology , dermatology , diabetes mellitus , pathogenesis , pathology , endocrinology
S ummary Necrobiosis lipoidica (NL) is a cutaneous disorder with distinctive clinical and morphologic characteristics. It is associated with diabetes mellitus in two thirds of cases. The aetiology and pathogenesis of NL are unknown but familial cases of NL seem to be extremely rare. We report the occurrence of NL in two sisters with normal glucose tolerance.