
News|Articles|May 1, 2002
Diabetic Dermopathy in Man With Long-Standing Diabetes Mellitus
Author(s)Norman Levine, MD
Numerous brown spots on his leg brought this man with long-standing diabetes mellitus to his physician. He thought the spots were related to trauma.
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Numerous brown spots on his leg brought this man with long-standing diabetes mellitus to his physician. He thought the spots were related to trauma.
The patient has diabetic dermopathy. This is a microangiopathy of the small arterioles of the legs, which results in atrophic brown papules.
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