2020
A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study and Systematic Review of Necrobiotic Xanthogranuloma With Proposed Diagnostic Criteria
Nelson CA, Zhong CS, Hashemi DA, Ashchyan HJ, Brown-Joel Z, Noe MH, Imadojemu S, Micheletti RG, Vleugels RA, Wanat KA, Rosenbach M, Mostaghimi A. A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study and Systematic Review of Necrobiotic Xanthogranuloma With Proposed Diagnostic Criteria. JAMA Dermatology 2020, 156: 270-279. PMID: 31940000, PMCID: PMC6990734, DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2019.4221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCohort StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultiple MyelomaNecrobiotic XanthogranulomaParaproteinemiasRetrospective StudiesConceptsMulticenter cross-sectional studyNecrobiotic xanthogranulomaCross-sectional studyPlasma cell dyscrasiaDiagnostic criteriaMulticenter cohortMalignant conditionsConsensus exerciseSystematic reviewPeriorbital distributionLymphoproliferative disordersCutaneous lesionsMultiple myelomaMinor criteriaBetter treatment response rateDiagnosis of NXGTertiary academic referral centerNon-Langerhans cell histiocytosisAcademic referral centerTreatment response ratesPennsylvania Health SystemMassachusetts General HospitalBoard-certified dermatologistsIntralesional triamcinoloneIntravenous immunoglobulin
2019
Clinical Features and Comorbidities of Patients With Necrobiosis Lipoidica With or Without Diabetes
Hashemi DA, Brown-Joel ZO, Tkachenko E, Nelson CA, Noe MH, Imadojemu S, Vleugels RA, Mostaghimi A, Wanat KA, Rosenbach M. Clinical Features and Comorbidities of Patients With Necrobiosis Lipoidica With or Without Diabetes. JAMA Dermatology 2019, 155: 455-459. PMID: 30785603, PMCID: PMC6523472, DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2018.5635.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNecrobiosis lipoidicaClinical featuresThyroid diseaseDiagnosis of NLRare granulomatous conditionComorbidities of patientsMulticenter retrospective reviewElevated blood glucosePennsylvania Health SystemMassachusetts General HospitalNL lesionsNotable comorbiditiesMedical comorbiditiesMedian hemoglobinPatient demographicsMedian ageRetrospective reviewEpidemiologic characteristicsPathophysiologic characteristicsBiopsy statusGranulomatous conditionsCase reportFemale sexBlood glucoseRisk factors