title: Granuloma annulare, necrobiosis lipoidica, and diabetic disease.
abstract: One hundred sixteen patients with granuloma annulare and necrobiosis lipoidica were studied. The relationship of these two disorders with diabetes mellitus suggests that atypical granuloma annulare could be linked to necrobiosis lipoidica, toward which it progresses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University of Perugia School of Medicine, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Binazzi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Simonetti
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Simonetti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009335:Necrobiosis Lipoidica / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology