necrobiosis lipoidica

necrobiosis lipoidica
necrobiosis li·poid·i·ca -li-'pȯid-i-kə n a disease of the skin that is characterized by the formation of multiple necrobiotic lesions esp. on the legs and that is often associated with diabetes mellitus

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a degenerative disease of dermal connective tissue, characterized by erythematous papules or nodules in the lower leg and sometimes elsewhere, forming shiny yellow to red plaques that are covered with telangiectatic vessels and have a depressed center. More than half of affected patients have diabetes mellitus, although the condition appears the same in both diabetic and nondiabetic patients. See also diabetic dermopathy, under dermopathy.

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