title: Necrobiosis lipoidica.
abstract: Necrobiosis lipoidica has distinctive clinical and histopathologic features. Although theories abound, its cause and pathogenesis remain unknown. Despite many reports of effective treatments, a critical review of the literature suggests that none is uniformly effective.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Lowitt
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Dover
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009335:Necrobiosis Lipoidica / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology