Acanthosis Nigricans Associated with an Adrenocortical Tumor in a Pediatric Patient

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.

Malignant acanthosis nigricans in adrenal carcinoma.

Comparison of Insulin resistance in obese women with and without Acanthosis Nigricans

Background and aim: Acanthosis nigricans (AN) is characterized by hyperpigmented velvety plaques of body folds and neck. Insulin can have a role in the pathogenesis of this disease and hyperinsulinemia as a consequence of insulin resistance may stimulate the formation of the characteristic plaques of AN. In this study insulin resistance was compared in obese women with and without AN.</sp...

Precocious Puberty Associated with an Adrenal Tumor: A case report

Adrenocortical tumors (ACTs) are extremely rare in infants. Pediatric ACTs are therapeutic and diagnostic challenge because histological criteria for distinguishing benign from malignant tumors seen in adults are not always reliable in children .The aim of this report was to present clinical features, hormonal profile, and histopathological characteristics of an infant with Adrenal tumors. A...

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A 25-year-old woman with a history of five years of bilateral verrucous hyperkeratosis and darkening of both nipples and areolae is reported herein. The histopathology was suggestive of hyperkeratosis of areola and nipple. Hyperkeratosis of areola and nipple is a rare condition which is seen unilaterally or bilaterally in both sexes. Three types of hyperkeratosis of areola and nipple are descri...