Necrobiosis lipoidica: A case report with dermoscopic review

Necrobiosis Lipoidica Diabeticorum of the Scalp: A Case Report

Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum (NLD) is a rare chronic and granulomatous skin disorder that affects 0.3% of diabetic patients. Although the etiology and pathogenesis of NLD is still contraversial, it is thought that microangipathy has an important role. The legs are the most common site for NLD, but involvement of other areas such as the abdomen, upper extremities and scalp have been report...

Necrobiosis Lipoidica

Background: In 1929, Oppehhein first described necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum and called it dermatitis atrophicans lipoidica diabetica, but it was later renamed necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum (NLD) by Urbach in 1932. In 1935, Goldsmith reported the first case in a nondiabetic patient. Other cases of NLD in nondiabetic patients were described by Meischer and Leder in 1948. Rollins and Wi...

A severe case of ulcerating necrobiosis lipoidica.

Necrobiosis lipoidica

A 47-year-old woman reported an 18-month-old pretibial rash on her left shin during a routine office visit. She had a history of type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) and has been on insulin therapy for the past 13 years. She did not complain of any itching, pain, or bleeding from the rash. On examination, an 8 3 cm elongated indurated plaque with telangiectases, central atrophy, and yellow pigmentatio...

Granuloma annulare and necrobiosis lipoidica with sequential occurrence in a patient: report and review of literature

Granuloma annulare (GA) and necrobiosis lipoidica (NL) are granulomatous diseases of undetermined etiology. Rarely, both dermatoses have been reported to occur concomitantly in patients. GA and NL are characterized histologically by areas of necrobiosis of collagen. The two diseases share some common characteristics, which may suggest that these dermatoses could occur as a spectrum in some pati...