Causes of Acanthosis nigricans

Causes of Acanthosis nigricans

Acanthosis nigricans is associated with an increased insulin level, such as diabetes and being overweight. Certain medications exacerbate acanthosis nigricans. Inheritance is a risk factor for acanthosis nigricans, suggesting that a gene or genes may be involved in its development.

Common Causes of Acanthosis nigricans

Following is a list of common causes of Acanthosis nigricans:

• Hereditary benign acanthosis nigricans
• Insulin resistance
• Diabetes mellitus
• Cushing's syndrome
• HAIR-AN syndrome
• Hyperandrogenism
• Ataxia-telangiectasia syndrome
• Bloom syndrome
• Cardio-facio-cutaneous syndrome
• Costello syndrome

Other Causes of Acanthosis nigricans

Following is a list of other causes of Acanthosis nigricans:

• Donohue syndrome
• Lelis syndrome
• Lipoatrophic diabetes syndrome
• Polycystic ovarian syndrome
• Ruvulcaba-Myhre-Smith syndrome

Causes of Acanthosis nigricans (Diseases Database):

The follow list shows some of the possible medical causes of Acanthosis nigricans that are listed by the Diseases Database:

• Crouzon craniofacial dysostosis
• Stomach cancer
• Diabetes mellitus type 2
• Melanoma
• Familial lipodystrophy of limbs and trunk
• Insulin receptor defect with insulin-resistant diabetes mellitus
• Beare-Stevenson cutis gyrata syndrome
• Rabson-Mendenhall syndrome
• Berardinelli lipodystrophy syndrome
• Polycystic ovary syndrome
• Leprechaunism

Acanthosis nigricans: Related Medical Conditions

To research the causes of Acanthosis nigricans, consider researching the causes of these these diseases that may be similar, or associated with Acanthosis nigricans:

• Polycystic ovarian disease
• Pancreatic cancer
• Hypothyroidism
• Hyperthyroidism
• Insulin-resisitant diabetes
• Cushing's disease
• Acromegaly

Acanthosis nigricans: Causes and Types

Causes of Broader Categories of Acanthosis nigricans: Review the causal information about the various more general categories of medical conditions:

• Skin conditions
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Acanthosis nigricans as a complication of other conditions:

Other conditions that might have Acanthosis nigricans as a complication may, potentially, be an underlying cause of Acanthosis nigricans. Our database lists the following as having Acanthosis nigricans as a complication of that condition:

• Diabetes
• Insulin Resistance
• Type 2 diabetes

Acanthosis nigricans as a symptom:

Conditions listing Acanthosis nigricans as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Acanthosis nigricans. Our database lists the following as having Acanthosis nigricans as a symptom of that condition:

• Acquired total lipodystrophy
• Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy
• Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy, type 1
• Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy, type 2
• Congenital partial lipodystrophy
• Crouzonodermoskeletal syndrome
• Insulin resistance, short fifth metacarpals
• Insulin-resistance syndrome, type A
• Insulin-resistance type B
• Insulin-resistant acanthosis nigricans, type A
• Lawrence-Seip syndrome
• Leprechaunism
• Lipodystrophy, familial partial, due to AKT2 mutations
• Lipodystrophy, familial partial, type 1 (FPLD1)
• Lipodystrophy, familial partial, type 3 (FPLD3)
• Miescher syndrome (2)
• Rabson-Mendenhall syndrome
• Retinis pigmentosa -- deafness -- hypogenitalism
• Severe achondroplasia with developmental delay and acanthosis nigricans

Related information on causes of Acanthosis nigricans:

As with all medical conditions, there may be many causal factors. Further relevant information on causes of Acanthosis nigricans may be found in:

• Contagiousness for Acanthosis nigricans
• Genetics of Acanthosis nigricans
• Hidden causes of Acanthosis nigricans

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