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Erythematous Plaques with Central Atrophy on Lower Limbs in Young Woman

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A 17-year-old woman affected by type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), came to our attention for the presence of indurated erythematous patches with central atrophy on both pretibial legs present for about two years.

Histopathology of skin biopsy revealed degeneration of collagen and granulomatous inflammation with obliteration of vessels.

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  1. Dermatology – IRCSS Policlinico di S.Orsola, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES) – Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

    Valeria Evangelista, Annalucia Virdi, Giulia Veronesi, Miriam Leuzzi & Iria Neri

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  1. Dermatology, University of Rome “G.Marconi”, Rome, Roma, Italy

    Torello M. Lotti

  2. University of Rome “G.Marconi”, Rome, Italy

    Fabio Arcangeli

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Evangelista, V., Virdi, A., Veronesi, G., Leuzzi, M., Neri, I. (2022). Erythematous Plaques with Central Atrophy on Lower Limbs in Young Woman. In: Lotti, T.M., Arcangeli, F. (eds) Clinical Cases in Adolescent Dermatology. Clinical Cases in Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91526-1_14

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