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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum

Body Site

leg

Age

42 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

Color

brown yellow

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This plaque continued to expand slowly 6 months after it appeared on the shin of a 42 year old nondiabetic woman. A biopsy showed altered collagen and granulomatous inflammation typical of necrobiosis lipoidica.

Description

4 cm fibrotic plaque with overlying epidermal atrophy and 4 mm punch biopsy

Categories

granulomatous disorder

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2/6/2003 23:41:59

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PubMed Medline Plus Medscape

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