Acanthosis nigricans (AN) has been reported in relation to insulin resistance (IR). We aim to
review AN through an endocrine and metabolic perspective focusing on IR in association …

Acanthosis nigricans (AN) is associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes, where insulin
resistance (IR) is considered a predisposing factor. IR can also affect patients with type 1 …

Background: Insulin resistance (IR) is a pre-diabetic condition and has been reported in
patients with acanthosis nigricans (AN) and acrochordon. AN and acrochordon are claimed …

Any clinical/biochemical marker revealing obesity or diabetes before their appearance is
valuable. Insulin resistance (IR) is present in both disorders many years before occurrence …

Aim The occurrence of acanthosis nigricans (AN) in childhood should not be underestimated
since it acts as a cutaneous marker of underlying diseases, such as insulin resistance …

Objectives: Acanthosis nigricans refers to the velvety, black hyperpigmentation seen in the
flexures. It is a cutaneous marker for insulin resistance (IR), some metabolic disorders and …

Acanthosis nigricans (AN) is a mucocutaneous disorder that is characterized by focal or
diffuse hyperkeratotic, surfaces, which are symmetrically distributed hyperpigmented lesions …

Acanthosis nigricans (AN) occurs associated with many different systemic diseases, such as
endocrine disorders and internal malignant neoplasms. To our knowledge, the association …

Acanthosis nigricans (AN) describes clinically a darkly pigmented thickening skin, which
produces epidermal and dermal hyperplasia with orthokeratotic hyperkeratosis and …

Inconsistent data exist regarding the diagnostic value of acanthosis nigricans (AN) or skin
tags as clinical markers for obesity or diabetes. In an outpatient department‐based …