Obesity and Acanthosis Nigricans in Adolescents
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Acanthosis nigricans in adolescents: a practical approach.
Acanthosis nigricans (AN) is a lesion affecting localized areas of the skin in persons with obesity and/or hyperinsulinemia. Biochemical mechanisms responsible for developing this hyperplastic lesion are unclear, but likely involve local cutaneous growth factors. It is associated with obesity, endocrinopathies (insulin resistance, diabetes mellitus, Cushing disease and acromegaly) and visceral ...
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Obesity in adolescence is a public health priority because it usually tracks into adulthood, resulting in enormous medical and social costs. This underscores the importance of early identification and intervention. Acanthosis nigricans (AN) was once considered a rare paraneoplastic dermatosis, but is now frequently observed in obese adolescents. Current understanding suggests that it is associa...
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BACKGROUND Studies have suggested an association between the presence of acanthosis nigricans (AN) and the development of diabetes. OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between AN and insulin resistance (IR) in overweight children and adolescents receiving care at the Center for Childhood Obesity, Campina Grande, PB. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted between April 2009 an...
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Acanthosis nigricans is thickened, velvety, hyperpigmented skin associated with a variety of endocrine disorders, malignancies and medications.
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199701000-00047