Sir, Necrobiosis lipoidica (NL) was first described by Oppenheim in 1929. NL is a granulomatous skin disease with association with diabetes mellitus (DM) in 10–40% of cases, but less than 1% of patients with DM develop NL. Additional risk factors for NL include other granulomatous diseases, such as granuloma anulare (GA), sarcoidosis, colitis ulcerosa and Crohn’s disease. Middleaged women are m...

Abstract We present the case of an 84-year-old woman referred with a 6-month history lesion on her occipital scalp. Examination revealed creamy-white, nonscaly nodule measuring 15 × mm surface telangiectasia. Her past medical included basal cell carcinoma, stage 3 kidney disease, cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis. A diagnosis necrobiotic xanthogranuloma (NXG) was confirmed incisional biop...

BACKGROUND Diagnosing cutaneous sarcoidosis and necrobiotic granulomas is challenging. OBJECTIVE Assessing the value of dermoscopy in differentiating cutaneous sarcoidosis from necrobiotic granulomas and evaluating whether their dermoscopic features will be altered after treatment. METHODS Nineteen cutaneous sarcoidosis and 11 necrobiotic granuloma patients (2 necrobiosis lipoidica, 4 granu...

BACKGROUND Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a clinical syndrome characterized by hyperglycaemia due to absolute or relative insulin deficiency. The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of skin manifestations in patients with diabetes mellitus of this area. This descriptive study was conducted in medical out patient door of District Headquarter Hospital Battgram from January 2008 to July 200...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of cutaneous disorders and their relation to disease duration, metabolic control, and microvascular complications in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The presence and frequency of skin manifestations were examined and compared in 212 unselected type 1 diabetic patients (aged 2-22 years, diabe...