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Ulcerative necrobiosis lipoidica on right lower leg prior to initiating
treatment with adalimumab.
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A 74-year-old Caucasian female presented with a 2-year history of multiple non-healing ulcerated plaques on her right pretibial area (Figure 1). On physical examination, she had seven ulcerated plaques of varying size on her right anterior and lateral lower leg, with the largest measuring 8.9 x 7.0 cm (Figure 1).
Right leg at week 28 (6 months) of adalimumab treatment, with all ulcers
exhibiting complete re-epithelization.
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By week 28, she had complete re-epithelization of all wounds, with only atrophic scars remaining (Figure 2).