spotted leg syndrome
spotted leg 'syndrome'
A condition characterized by patchy subdermal atrophy caused by diabetic vasculitis, commonly below the knee in older diabetics; affected skin is smooth, shiny and hyperpigmented due to hemosiderin deposition, ↑ melaninMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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