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Necrobiosis Lipoidica Diabeticorum
Author(s) -
SAHL WILLIAM J.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1600-0560
pISSN - 0303-6987
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1978.tb00219.x
Subject(s) - necrobiosis lipoidica , medicine , scars , dermatology , diabetes mellitus , pathology , endocrinology
Necrobiosis lipoidica is a skin disorder with an interesting predisposition for areas of trauma such as the anterior shins. In this report a patient with diabetes mellitus and generalized neerobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum with localization in surgical scars is described. A brief review of other skin disorders occurring in scars is also included.