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Acanthosis nigricans

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Common symptoms

糖类皮质激素分泌过多、瘙痒、疣状增殖

The pathology of disease

Acanthosis nigricans is velvety hyperpigmented plaques in axilla/neck folds; insulin resistance; obesity; PCOS; rare paraneoplastic (gastric cancer).

Symptoms

Velvety dark plaques in axilla/neck; obesity; diabetes/PCOS; insulin resistance; rapid onset = gastric cancer risk

Causes

Insulin resistance; obesity; PCOS; drugs; rare paraneoplastic (gastric adenocarcinoma).

Treatment

Treat underlying (weight loss, diabetes); screen for gastric cancer if rapid; dermatology; cosmesis limited

Dept

Dermatology / endocrinology.

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