Necrobiosis lipoídica en la edad pediátrica presentación de un caso

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.