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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 423 |
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Acral acanthosis nigricans in a case of scleroderma
Mahendra M Kura, Swapnil A Sanghavi
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Grant Government Medical College and Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Mahendra M Kura
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Grant Government Medical College and Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy Group of Hospitals, Byculla, Mumbai - 400 008, Maharashtra
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.160540
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Acanthosis nigricans (AN) is a dermatosis characterized by velvety, papillomatous, brownish-black, hyperkeratotic plaques, typically on the intertriginous surfaces and neck. The majority (80%) of AN occurs idiopathically or in benign conditions such as endocrinopathies like diabetes mellitus, polycystic ovary syndrome; metabolic syndrome and/or heritable disease. Malignancy-associated AN is rare. AN may rarely be associated with autoimmune diseases including systemic lupus erythematosus, due to antibodies to the insulin receptor, so-called type B insulin resistance. Here we report a case of AN in a case of diffuse progressive systemic sclerosis without evidence of insulin resistance. |
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