Necrobiosis lipoidica
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| Year of publication | 2017 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Pediatrie pro praxi |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Paediatry |
| Keywords | Childhood; Diabetes mellitus; Necrobiosis lipoidica |
| Description | Necrobiosis lipoidica (NL) is a chronic disease affecting the skin. Typical manifestations of NL are atrophic skin deposits, usually yellowish-brown, predilection localization is the ventral surface of the legs. Frequent is association of NL with diabetes mellitus. Sometimes it is reported that the manifestation of NL is a warning sign of the development of diabetic nephro-/retinopathy. |