Open AccessNecrobiosis lipoidica: A clinicopathological study in the Indian scenario
Author(s) -
Mary Ann Thomas,
Uday Khopkar
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5178.120639
Subject(s) - necrobiosis lipoidica , medicine , granuloma annulare , dermatology , sarcoidosis , diabetes mellitus , context (archaeology) , asymptomatic , concomitant , pathology , histology , granuloma , surgery , paleontology , biology , endocrinology
Necrobiosis lipoidica (NL) is a chronic granulomatous dermatitis that is commonly associated with diabetes mellitus. Most of the current knowledge about this entity is from western literature.