Dermatology Online Journal

Unknown: A woman with nodular lesion in a patient with diabetes mellitus
J Aneiros-Fernandez MD¹, S Arias-Santiago MD², H Husein-Elahmed MD², MA Fernandez-Pugnaire MD², F O'Valle MD¹
Dermatology Online Journal 17 (4): 8

1. Department of Pathology
2. Department of Dermatology
University Hospital, Granada, Spain

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Case synopsis

Figure 1	Figure 2

A 68-year-old woman was sent to the department of Dermatology because of a cutaneous nodule located on the front of the right leg that had grown progressively for the past six years. Clinical examination showed a nodule of firm consistency, measuring 5 x 4 cm, with a crusted and eroded surface (Figure 1). The rest of her cutaneous exam was normal. The patient had a history of diabetes mellitus. There was no family history of similar lesions. Histologic sections are show in Figures 2, 3, and 4.

Figure 3	Figure 4

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