Abstract
Biopsy specimens from 12 patients with necrobiosis lipoidica (diabeticorum) were studied by direct immunofluorescent microscopy. The immunoglobulin IgM was present in blood vessel walls of involved skin from six patients, and the third component of complement (C3) was present in the blood vessel walls of involved skin from seven patients. The immunoglobulin IgA was similarly observed in two patients. In addition, IgM, C3, or fibrinogen were observed at the dermal-epidermal junction of involved skin from seven patients. Necrobiotic areas invariably contained fibrinogen. These findings suggest that an immunecomplex vasculitis may be involved in the pathogenesis of necrobiosis lipoidica.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1671-1673 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Archives of Dermatology |
| Volume | 113 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1977 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Thisinvestigationwassupportedinpartbya grant from the Diabetes Research Fund of the AmericanDiabetesAssociation,MinnesotaAffil¬