00996nas a2200277 4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001100055653001100066653002800077653000900105653001000114653001200124653000900136653001600145653002600161653002800187653001400215100001300229700001500242245005200257300001000309490000800319520037700327022001400704 1984 d c1984 Mar10aHumans10aFemale10aDiagnosis, Differential10aAged10aAdult10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aNecrobiosis Lipoidica10aNervous System Diseases10aSensation1 aMann R J1 aHarman R R00aCutaneous anaesthesia in necrobiosis lipoidica. a323-50 v1103 a

Cutaneous sensation in plaques of necrobiosis lipoidica was assessed in five non-diabetic and seven diabetic patients. Eleven of the twelve showed partial or complete anaesthesia of the affected skin. These findings are important in the differential diagnosis of tuberculoid leprosy. Further studies of nerve function in cutaneous granulomas need to be carried out.

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