Update on necrobiosis lipoidica: A review of etiology, diagnosis, and treatment options

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 783-791

  Reid, Sophia D ^a   Ladizinski, Barry ^b   Lee, Kachiu ^a   Baibergenova, Akerke ^c   Alavi, Afsaneh ^d  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

dermatology; diabetes; necrobiosis lipoidica; treatment

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID METHYL ESTER; CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CLOFAZIMINE; COLCHICINE; CYCLOSPORIN; DIPYRIDAMOLE; ETANERCEPT; FUMARIC ACID; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 1; GLYCOPROTEIN; INFLIXIMAB; INOSITOL NICOTINATE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; NICOTINAMIDE; NICOTINIC ACID; OXYGEN; PENTOXIFYLLINE; PIOGLITAZONE; PLACEBO; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; PSORALEN; RETINOIC ACID; STANOZOLOL; STEROID; TACROLIMUS; THALIDOMIDE; TICLOPIDINE; TRIAMCINOLONE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; DYE LASER; ENTEROPATHY; HUMAN; ICHTHYOSIS; ILEUS; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NECROBIOSIS LIPOIDICA; OXYGEN TENSION; PATHOGENESIS; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUVA; REVIEW; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISCOLORATION; SPLEEN INFARCTION; STEROID THERAPY;

DERMATOLOGY; DIABETES; NECROBIOSIS LIPOIDICA; TREATMENT;

HUMANS; NECROBIOSIS LIPOIDICA;

EID: 84885612295     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2013.05.034     Document Type: Review

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