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Periorbital necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum: case report

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Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum (NLD) is a relatively common manifestation of diabetes mellitus that is thought to be related to immune-complex vasculitis. The legs are the most common site for NLD, but other locations, such as the forearms or hands, have been reported. We describe a case of periorbital NLD that was diagnosed on the basis of histopathology.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Adana Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi, Göz Hastalıkları A.D., Dadaloğlu mah 39 sok Yüreğir, Adana, Turkey

    Selcuk Sizmaz, Aysel Pelit & Yonca Aydin Akova

  2. Departments of Pathology, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey

    Filiz Bolat & Ilhan Tuncer

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Sizmaz, S., Pelit, A., Bolat, F. et al. Periorbital necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum: case report. Int Ophthalmol 28, 307–309 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-007-9133-y

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