It delineates acanthosis nigricans syndromes according to their associated syndromes, including benign and malignant forms, forms associated with obesity and drugs, acral acanthosis nigricans, unilateral acanthosis nigricans, and mixed and syndromic forms.
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It delineates acanthosis nigricans syndromes according to their associated syndromes, including benign and malignant forms, forms associated with obesity and drugs, acral acanthosis nigricans, unilateral acanthosis nigricans, and mixed and syndromic forms.
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Acanthosis nigricans is a skin condition in which areas of the skin is of a dark and velvety discoloration, often seen in the body folds and creases such as the armpits, groin, and neck.
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Associated conditions include hyperuricemia, fatty liver ( especially in concurrent obesity ) progressing to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, polycystic ovarian syndrome ( in women ), erectile dysfunction ( in men ), and acanthosis nigricans.
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In addition to obesity and a family history of the disease, researchers said, many develop a condition called acanthosis nigricans, dark, irregular folds of skin around the neck, under the arms or behind the knees.
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Alternatively, a more involved diagnostic test can be used directly at the first prenatal visit for a woman with a high-risk pregnancy . ( for example in those with polycystic ovarian syndrome or acanthosis nigricans ).
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In some cases, paraneoplastic acanthosis nigricans ( 35 % of patients ), florid cutaneous papillomatosis, ichthyosis acquisita ( acquired hypertrichosis lanuginosa ), Cowden syndrome, tylosis, acrokeratosis paraneoplastica of Bazex and tripe palms accompanies the sign of Leser-Tr�lat.
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A skin abnormality known as acanthosis nigricans, which involves a discoloration ( hyperpigmentation ) and velvety thickening ( hyperkeratosis ) of the skin around skin fold regions of the neck, groin and under arms is also a common symptom.
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Other skin conditions which should not be mistaken for dermatosis neglecta include : terra firma-forme dermatosis ( in which there is no history of inadequate cleaning ); confluent and reticulated papillomatosis of Gougerot and Carteaud; several forms of ichthyosis; acanthosis nigricans; and Vagabond's disease.
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This form of acanthosis nigricans is more likely to involve mucous membranes ( 25-50 % of cases ) Malignant acanthosis nigricans that may either precede ( 18 % ), accompany ( 60 % ), or follow ( 22 % ) the onset of an internal cancer.
