Necrobiosis lipoidica, early lesions

Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum. This diabetic patient has early lesions that consist of yellow-red plaques. Epidermal atrophy and telangiectasias tend to occur later.

Reproduced with permission from: Goodheart HP. Goodheart's Photoguide of Common Skin Disorders, 2nd Edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia 2003. Copyright © 2003 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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