Definition: A degenerative disease of the dermal connective tissue characterized by the development of erythematous papules or nodules in the pretibial area. The papules form plaques covered with telangiectatic vessels. More than half of the affected patients have diabetes.
note entry term NECROBIOSIS LIPOIDICA DIABETICORUM: do not index also under DIABETES MELLITUS unless particularly discussed
Other names Diabeticorum, Necrobiosis Lipoidica; Necrobiosis Lipoidica Diabeticorum