Unilateral Nevoid Acanthosis Nigricans on the Back: A Case Report
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A case of nevoid acanthosis nigricans.
Sir, Naevoid acanthosis nigricans (AN) is an extremely rare form of AN that can manifest with a characteristic naevoid appearance at any age before puberty (1 – 3). It is not associated with any known syndrome, endocrinopathy, drugs or internal malignancy (1 – 3) and, thus far, there have been only 2 case reports in the literature of naevoid AN with a unilateral distribution (1, 2). We report a...
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عنوان ژورنال: ACTA MEDICA IRANICA
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1735-9694,0044-6025
DOI: 10.18502/acta.v57i5.1872