title: Necrobiosis lipoidica and sarcoidosis.
abstract: We report the case of a female patient with necrobiosis lipoidica of the lower legs and coexistent systemic and cutaneous sarcoidosis. We review the six previously reported patients with coexisting necrobiosis lipoidica and sarcoidosis. The associations between the granulomatous disorders of the skin, especially necrobiosis lipoidica, sarcoidosis and granuloma annulare, are discussed. The common pathogenetic features of these disorders are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Regional Centre of Dermatology, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gudmundsen
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dervan
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Powell
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009335:Necrobiosis Lipoidica / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000150:complications*