PMID: 31386312Aug 7, 2019Paper

Rare skin condition in a child with diabetes mellitus

Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde
Maartje M R Verhoeven, Olivier Weijer

Abstract

Necrobiosis lipoidica is a painless but disfiguring skin condition regularly complicated by ulceration and that is related to diabetes mellitus. We present the case of a 17-year-old girl with type 1 diabetes mellitus in whom necrobiosis lipoidica was diagnosed. After falling with a bicycle, a traumatic ulcer developed. The patient underwent several different treatments (local and systemic glucocorticoids, antibiotics, hydroxychloroquine, calcineurin inhibitor, laser therapy and surgery), but these ultimately resulted in no more than minimal improvement of the skin condition. Necrobiosis lipoidica is difficult to treat. Treatment recommendations are based on patient descriptions and results of small clinical trials.

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