Necrobiosis lipoidica treated with topical tretinoin

Heymann, W.R.

Cutis 58(1): 53-54

1996


ISSN/ISBN: 0011-4162
PMID: 8823549
Document Number: 463186
Necrobiosis lipoidica is often resistant to therapeutic intervention. Lesions are atrophic and frequently ulcerate. A case is presented in which atrophy was diminished by the application of topical tretinoin. The practical and theoretical use of topical tretinoin in this disorder is reviewed.

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