Photodynamic therapy of necrobiosis lipoidica - A multicenter study of 18 patients

Abstract

Necrobiosis lipoidica (NL) is a granulomatous skin disease of unknown origin, and no reliably effective treatment option exists to handle this often disfiguring disease. Recently, a patient with long-lasting NL was reported to be cured by topical photodynamic therapy (PDT).

To evaluate the overall potential of PDT in the treatment of NL on the lower legs

Keywords

• Methyl aminolevulinate
• Necrobiosis lipoidica
• Photodynamic therapy, topical treatment