Promising fields in the study of the pathogenesis of necrobiosis lipoidica

Abstract

The diagnosis of necrobiosis lipoidica is gaining significance owing to the increase in the incidence of diabetes mellitus. Several theories regarding the etiopathogenesis of necrobiosis lipoidica indicate the distinctive role of transport proteins of the Glut family, as well as the role of matrix metalloproteinase in the development of this dermatosis.