%0 Journal Article
%T Necrobiosis lipo¨ªdica en la edad pedi¨¢trica presentaci¨®n de un caso
%A Acu£¿a Aguilarte
%A Pilar Mar¨ªa
%A Chichay Torres
%A Lisset
%A Ara¨²jo Herrera
%A Orlando
%A Marichal Madrazo
%A Sigrid
%A Aliaga Montalvo
%A Dagmara
%J Revista Habanera de Ciencias M£¿£¿dicas
%D 2011
%I Ministerio de Salud Publica
%X necrobiosis lipoidica is a rare skin disease that affects physically and mentally the patient who suffers from it. it consists of a chronic granulomatous dermatitis of idiopathic etiology. it is frequently considered as a complication of a badly controlled diabetes mellitus. a case of a seventeen years old female adolescent is presented. she suffers from type 1 diabetes mellitus treated with insulin. the patient follows her treatment carefully and she keeps and adequate metabolic control. in spite of this, at the age of 9 she developed lesions of necrobiosis lipoidica in her inferior limbs.
%K necrobiosis lipoidica
%K type 1. diabetes mellitus.
%U http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1729-519X2011000300006&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en