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Yellowish Lesions on Feet

If almost everyone with necrobiosis lipoidica has diabetes mellitus, does almost everyone with diabetes mellitus have necrobiosis lipoidica?

 

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This 34-year-old morbidly obese man has necrobiosis lipoidica.

About 70% to 80% of patients with necrobiosis lipoidica have diabetes mellitus; however, this disorder develops in only 0.3% of all persons with diabetes.

A. True
B. False
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