The reason why diabetes occurs lipoid progressive skin necrosis, caused mainly due to diabetic microangiopathy, sugar, protein deposition in the small vessel wall and gradually cause vascular occlusion, tissue necrosis.
Lipoid progressive skin necrosis of the clinical manifestations are mainly two before the lower leg, thigh, ankle, foot appeared irregular round or oval scleroderma-like plaques, clear edge, the surface was smooth glaze-like, central depression was sulfur color, composition hard yellow plaque, the external was purple or light red. In the yellow area there are numerous telangiectasias and small dark spots, often scaling or crusting. About 1 / 3 of cases of erythema may occur on the basis of ulcers.
Lipoid progressive skin necrosis in patients with diabetes need for effective control of diabetes, but even if diabetes is controlled, the lesions can not be completely dissipated, only varying degrees of improvement. On the skin lesions are mainly taken by symptomatic treatment, while serving a number of blood circulation increases, improve microcirculation of the drugs, such as oral compound Danshen tablets and vitamin e. Need to be taken to avoid a calf injury and prolonged standing, the best qualified person raise both lower extremities, and pay attention to warm cold.
