Perforating necrobiosis lipoidica in an old surgical scar

Necrobiosis lipoidica (NL) is an idiopathic granulomatous disease, frequently associated with diabetes mellitus. Histologically, it is characterized by palisaded granulomas involving the deep dermis, but the epidermis is usually spared. We describe a case of perforating NL (PNL), a rare variant of N...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia
Main Authors: Maria Relvas, Francisca Morgado, José C. Cardoso, Margarida Gonçalo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia 2022-01-01
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Online Access:https://www.portuguesejournalofdermatology.com/frame_eng.php?id=10