Acanthosis nigricans

Introduction: Acanthosis nigricans

Description of Acanthosis nigricans

Acanthosis nigricans (medical condition): It is a brown to black, poorly defined, velvety...more »

Acanthosis nigricans: A rare skin disease with symptoms such as hyperpigmentation and thickening of the skin. Usually affects the neck, armpit and groin.

Acanthosis nigricans: [MIM*100600] an eruption of velvety, warty benign growths and hyperpigmentation on the skin of the axillae, neck, anogenital area, and groin; in adults, may be associated with internal malignancy, endocrine disorders (characterized by insulin resistance), or obesity; seen in Type 2 diabetes in adolescents; a benign hereditary type occurs in children.pseudoacanthosis nigricans. [L. fr. niger, black]
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Acanthosis nigricans: a skin disease characterized by dark wart-like patches in the body folds; can be benign or malignant.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Acanthosis nigricans: A circumscribed melanosis consisting of a brown-pigmented, velvety verrucosity or fine papillomatosis appearing in the axillae and other body folds. It occurs in association with endocrine disorders, underlying malignancy, administration of certain drugs, or as in inherited disorder.
Source: Diseases Database

Acanthosis nigricans: circumscribed melanosis consisting of a brown pigmented, velvety verrucosity or fine papillomatosis appearing in the axillae and other body folds; occurs in association with endocrine disorders, underlying malignancy, administration of certain drugs, or as in inherited disorder.
Source: CRISP

Acanthosis nigricans: A circumscribed melanosis consisting of a brown-pigmented, velvety verrucosity or fine papillomatosis appearing in the axillae and other body folds. It occurs in association with endocrine disorders, underlying malignancy, administration of certain drugs, or as in inherited disorder.
Source: MeSH 2007

Acanthosis nigricans: Related Topics

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Acanthosis nigricans: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Acanthosis nigricans is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Acanthosis nigricans, or a subtype of Acanthosis nigricans, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Acanthosis nigricans as a "rare disease".

Source - Orphanet