ICD-11 definition : Necrobiosis lipoidica is an uncommon skin condition in which degenerate dermal collagen
is surrounded by a granulomatous inflammatory response to produce shiny, red-brown
or yellowish patches in the skin, particularly on the shins. In severe cases the affected
skin may ulcerate. It is associated in the majority of but not all cases with underlying
diabetes mellitus, the onset of which it may precede.;
Necrobiosis lipoidica is an uncommon skin condition in which degenerate dermal collagen
is surrounded by a granulomatous inflammatory response to produce shiny, red-brown
or yellowish patches in the skin, particularly on the shins. In severe cases the affected
skin may ulcerate. It is associated in the majority of but not all cases with underlying
diabetes mellitus, the onset of which it may precede.