Association of resistin level with acanthosis nigricans in obese adolescents
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Crouzon syndrome in association with acanthosis nigricans
Crouzon syndrome is a rare inherited autosomal dominant syndrome characterized by craniosynostosis, midface hypoplasia. Acanthosis nigricans may be associated with Crouzon syndrome, but it differs from the classic crouzon syndrome. This is a report of a 30-year-old-woman who presented acanthosis nigricans coexist with crouzon syndrome.
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عنوان ژورنال: Paediatrica Indonesiana
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0030-9311,2338-476X
DOI: 10.14238/pi56.1.2016.06