Ulcerative necrobiosis lipoidica successfully treated by vacuum-assisted closure therapy

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 791-792

  Brauns, Birka ^a   Schön, Michael P ^a   Zutt, Markus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM BREMEN MITTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG ULCER; NECROBIOSIS LIPOIDICA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PUVA; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN ULCER; ULCER HEALING; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; NECROBIOSIS LIPOIDICA; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; SKIN;

EID: 80054905556     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: 19524013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2011.1445     Document Type: Article

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