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.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D009335
altLabel
Diabeticorum, Necrobiosis Lipoidica
Necrobiosis Lipoidica Diabeticorum
AN
note entry term NECROBIOSIS LIPOIDICA DIABETICORUM: do not index also under DIABETES MELLITUS unless particularly discussed
AQL
BL CF CI CL CN CO DG DH DI DT EC EH EM EN EP ET GE HI IM ME MI MO NU PA PC PP PS PX RH RT SU TH UR VE VI
cui
C0027538
C0392445
DC
1
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.