Characteristics of ulcerated and non-ulcerated necrobiosis lipoidica.

Alexander S HinesRichard ButterfieldBlake W BoudreauxPuneet BhullarKevin J SeversonRobert D McBaneMark D P DavisMark R PittelkowAaron R MangoldAfsaneh Alavi

Published in: International journal of dermatology (2022)

UNL was more likely to be painful, develop lesion-associated malignancy, and be larger in size compared to NUNL. There were no statistically significant differences in venous insufficiency, arterial Doppler/ankle brachial index, or TcPO2 values between UNL and NUNL patients, however, a significant portion of the cohort demonstrated abnormal vascular studies, particularly on TcPO2 and venous insufficiency testing.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes