Use of a novel quantitative tool for evaluation of pseudo-acanthosis nigricans: acanthosis nigricans area and severity index (ANASI)
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[Acanthosis nigricans].
Acanthosis nigricans is thickened, velvety, hyperpigmented skin associated with a variety of endocrine disorders, malignancies and medications.
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with normal growth and developmental milestones, presented with asymptomatic generalized hyperpigmentation. It started spontaneously at the age of 2 years, around the neck and axilla, and spread insidiously to involve the other parts of body. The skin gradually became thickened and rugose. There was no history of drug intake, polyuria, polydypsia, loss of appetite, excess weight gain or loss. C...
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Acathosis nigricans (AN) typically presents as symmetric, brownish-black, velvety, hypertrophic, verrucous, and at times papillomatous plaques most commonly involving the flexural sites [1]. It is a cutaneous marker, most frequently of insulin resistance and less frequently of malignancy [2]. AN has been classified into 8 types: benign, obesity-related, syndromic, malignant, unilateral, acral, ...
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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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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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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Egyptian Women's Dermatologic Society
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1687-1537
DOI: 10.4103/jewd.jewd_65_20