Abstract

ACUNA AGUILARTE, Pilar María et al. Necrobiosis lipoidica in the pediatric age a case presentation. Rev haban cienc méd [online]. 2011, vol.10, n.3, pp. 229-301. ISSN 1729-519X.

Necrobiosis Lipoidica is a rare skin disease that affects physically and mentally the patient who suffers from it. It consists of a chronic granulomatous dermatitis of idiopathic etiology. It is frequently considered as a complication of a badly controlled Diabetes Mellitus. A case of a seventeen years old female adolescent is presented. She suffers from type 1 Diabetes Mellitus treated with insulin. The patient follows her treatment carefully and she keeps and adequate metabolic control. In spite of this, at the age of 9 she developed lesions of Necrobiosis Lipoidica in her inferior limbs.

Keywords : Necrobiosis lipoidica; type 1. diabetes Mellitus.

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