Necrobiosis lipoidica is a necrotising skin condition that usually occurs in patients with diabetes but can also be associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis. In the former case it may be called necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum (NLD). NLD occurs in approximately 0.3% of the diabetic population, with the majority of sufferers being women (approximatel...
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A degenerative disease of the dermal connective tissue characterised by the development of erythematous papules or nodules in the pretibial area. The papules form plaques covered with telangiectatic vessels. More than half of the affected patients have diabetes. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a condition, in many cases associated with diabetes, in which one or more yellow, atrophic, shiny lesions develop on the legs (typically pretibial); characterized histologically by indistinct areas of necrosis in the cutis.
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Necrobiosis lipoidica: See: Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum.
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Necrobiosis lipoidica, with the added word "diabeticorum" when the patient has diabetes, is a granulomatous condition of the skin, histologically related to granuloma annulare. Indeed, many lesions are indistinguishable from those of granuloma annulare. Typical NLD of the lower extremities shows central epidermal atrophy, prominent vessels, lipid d...
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n] - skin disease marked by thin shiny patches (especially on the legs)
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necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum noun skin disease marked by thin shiny patches (especially on the legs); often associated with diabetes mellitus
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