Open AccessCorrelation of acanthosis nigricans with insulin resistance, anthropometric, and other metabolic parameters in diabetic Indians
Author(s) -
PP Patidar,
Preetha Ramachandra,
Rajeev Philip,
Sonal Saran,
Pankaj Agarwal,
Manish Gutch,
Kavya Gupta
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.104122
Subject(s) - acanthosis nigricans , insulin resistance , medicine , endocrinology , insulin , diabetes mellitus , anthropometry , acanthosis , obesity , pathology , hyperkeratosis
Acanthosis nigricans is a non-specific reaction pattern that may accompany obesity, diabetes, excess corticosteroids, pineal tumors, malignancies, and other endocrine disorders. It is considered a cutaneous marker of tissue insulin resistance.