An exuberant case of necrobiotic xanthogranuloma

• Main Authors: Sofia Lopes (Author), Nuno Gomes (Author), Artur César (Author), Ana Margarida Barros (Author), Jorge Pinheiro (Author), Filomena Azevedo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Necrobiotic xanthogranuloma (NXG) is a rare form of inflammatory granulomatous disease of the skin characterized by the presence of pruritic to painful lesions, generally located in the periorbital area, although trunk and proximal extremities may also be involved. We report a case of a 69-year-old...