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Necrobiosis lipoidica with rapid response to doxycycline |
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| Authors: | Emily Burns BA Uzoamaka Ukoha MD Audrey Chan MD |
| Affiliation: | 1. Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA;2. Department of Dermatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA;3. Department of Dermatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA Department of Dermatology, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA |
| Abstract: | Necrobiosis lipoidica (NL) is a rare granulomatous disease of unknown etiology. Multiple therapies may be used with varying efficacy. We report a pediatric patient with a history of type I diabetes mellitus and NL with minimal response to an ultrapotent topical steroid, topical calcineurin inhibitor, and intralesional triamcinolone, complicated by steroid atrophy, who rapidly responded after addition of doxycycline. |
| Keywords: | doxycycline necrobiosis lipoidica |