Lipodermatosclerosis
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Lipodermatosclerosis is a skin and connective tissue disease. It is a form of lower extremity panniculitis.[2] Panniculitis is an inflammation of the layer of fat under the epidermis.[1]
References
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Ginsburg PM, Ehrenpreis ED. NORD Guide to Rare Disorders. Philadelphia PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2003.
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Bruce AJ. et al. , Lipodermatosclerosis: Review of cases evaluated at Mayo Clinic. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2002.
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Worley CA. “It hurts when I walk:” Venous stasis disease – Etiology and Assessment. Dermatol Nurs. 2006;18(6):480-481. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/548009. Accessed February 15, 2008. You may have to register to view the article, but registration is free.
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Worley CA. “It hurts when I walk:” Venous stasis disease – Differential Diagnosis and Treatment. Dermatol Nurs. 2006;18(6): 582-583. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/551358. Accessed February 15, 2008. You may have to register to view the article, but registration is free.
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Phelps RG, Shoji T.Update on Panniculitis. The Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine. 2001; 68(4):262–267. http://www.mssm.edu/msjournal/68/v68_pages262_267.pdf Accessed February 13, 2008.
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