title: Necrobiotic xanthogranuloma occurring within linear morphoea.
abstract: A 32-year-old woman with linear morphoea of her left arm was noted to have a yellowish atrophic plaque within the linear morphoea. Review of photographs taken on her first visit 3 years previously revealed that the lesion had been present and had increased in size over the 3 years. Necrobiotic xanthogranuloma (NXG) was diagnosed on biopsy. Paraproteinaemia was not detected. The NXG was surgically excised and it has not recurred in 12 months of follow up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia. chandrapete@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Suresh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chandra
authors.forename: Eve
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Finklestein
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gill
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006099:Granuloma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D012594:Scleroderma, Localized / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery