Necrobiosis Lipoidica Diabeticorum - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum

Body Site

shin leg

Age

55 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

brown

Morphology

fibrosis (scar, increased collagen)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This healthy 55-year-old woman had a 5 month history of rapidly progressive plaques on her legs. The large plaques started as small nodules like those on the back of her right leg. She had no personal or family history of diabetes mellitus.

Description

fibrotic hyperpigmented nodules

Image Added

12/18/2003 8:58:38

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