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Necrobiosis Lipoidica Associated With Köbner's Phenomenon in a Patient With Diabetes

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Necrobiosis lipoidica (NL) is a granulomatous disease that usually presents on the lower extremities of patients with diabetes mellitus. We present a rare case of NL köbnerizing in a surgical scar on the upper extremity of a patient with diabetes. NL is generally refractory to treatment.


 

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