A 55-year-old woman has lipoid necrobiosis of both legs, complicated by ulceration. The first manifestations of the disease appeared after an injury in the region of the left shin, an abrasion appeared, which later transformed into a glossy spot that slowly increased in size. She first sought medical help in 2017 and was clinically diagnosed with necrobiosis lipoidica. The prescribed treatment did not lead to an improvement in the patients condition. In 2021, after vaccination against COVID-19, the patient notes a sharp deterioration in the process. No convincing data for diabetes mellitus received. She has a history of multinodular non-toxic goiter, for which in 1995 a complete resection of the left lobe of the thyroid gland was performed and in 2003 a partial resection of the right lobe of the thyroid gland. The patient has been receiving L-thyroxine replacement therapy since 2003. A biopsy of the affected skin was taken. The final diagnosis was established according to the pathological and anatomical study of the biopsy. As a result of the treatment, the patient was discharged from the clinic with improvement.
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