Juvenile Acanthosis Nigricans and Insulin Resistance
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Acanthosis nigricans: a flag for insulin resistance
Objectives: Acanthosis nigricans refers to the velvety, black hyperpigmentation seen in the flexures. It is a cutaneous marker for insulin resistance (IR), some metabolic disorders and rarely malignancy. When secondary to IR, it is asymptomatic, except for the hyperpigmentation. The neck is the most accessible and easiest to grade. Our aim was to identify the predictive value of the grades of a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Dermatology
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0736-8046,1525-1470
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.2002.00013.x