Necrobiosis Lipoidica: Atypical Presentation in a Diabetic Girl

Necrobiosis lipoidica (NL) is a chronic granulomatous idiopathic disorder. It usually presents as yellow-brown, atrophic, telangiectatic plaques with an elevated violaceous rim, typically in the pretibial region of both extremities with and without ulceration [1, 2]. There are few reported cases of...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:af8ef29ee62c410e978f6dad24971e492021-12-02T12:40:22ZNecrobiosis Lipoidica: Atypical Presentation in a Diabetic Girl1662-656710.1159/000520588https://doaj.org/article/af8ef29ee62c410e978f6dad24971e492021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/520588https://doaj.org/toc/1662-6567Necrobiosis lipoidica (NL) is a chronic granulomatous idiopathic disorder. It usually presents as yellow-brown, atrophic, telangiectatic plaques with an elevated violaceous rim, typically in the pretibial region of both extremities with and without ulceration [1, 2]. There are few reported cases of childhood-onset NL in atypical locations. We report a case of type 1 diabetic 13-year-old girl who developed yellow atrophic plaque with telangiectasia on the extensor aspect of her upper arm.Meshal M. AlhameedyKarger Publishersarticlenecrobiosis lipoidicagranulomadiabetespediatricDermatologyRL1-803ENCase Reports in Dermatology, Vol 13, Iss 3, Pp 547-552 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic necrobiosis lipoidica
granuloma
diabetes
pediatric
Dermatology
RL1-803
spellingShingle necrobiosis lipoidica
granuloma
diabetes
pediatric
Dermatology
RL1-803
Meshal M. Alhameedy
Necrobiosis Lipoidica: Atypical Presentation in a Diabetic Girl
description Necrobiosis lipoidica (NL) is a chronic granulomatous idiopathic disorder. It usually presents as yellow-brown, atrophic, telangiectatic plaques with an elevated violaceous rim, typically in the pretibial region of both extremities with and without ulceration [1, 2]. There are few reported cases of childhood-onset NL in atypical locations. We report a case of type 1 diabetic 13-year-old girl who developed yellow atrophic plaque with telangiectasia on the extensor aspect of her upper arm.
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title Necrobiosis Lipoidica: Atypical Presentation in a Diabetic Girl
title_short Necrobiosis Lipoidica: Atypical Presentation in a Diabetic Girl
title_full Necrobiosis Lipoidica: Atypical Presentation in a Diabetic Girl
title_fullStr Necrobiosis Lipoidica: Atypical Presentation in a Diabetic Girl
title_full_unstemmed Necrobiosis Lipoidica: Atypical Presentation in a Diabetic Girl
title_sort necrobiosis lipoidica: atypical presentation in a diabetic girl
publisher Karger Publishers
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