A descriptive study of facial acanthosis nigricans and its association with body mass index, waist circumference and insulin resistance using HOMA2 IR

A descriptive study of facial acanthosis nigricans and its association with body mass index, waist circumference and insulin resistance using HOMA2 IR

Introduction: The term facial acanthosis nigricans (FAN) lacks definition of precise clinical and histopathological features. We present a descriptive study of patients with FAN to define pigmentary patterns and estimate the prevalence of obesity and insulin resistance in these cases. Materials and...

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Main Authors: Shyam Verma, Resham Vasani, Rajiv Joshi, Meghana Phiske, Pritesh Punjabi, Tushar Toprani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Indian Dermatology Online Journal
Subjects:
Facial acanthosis nigricans
insulin resistance
obesity
Online Access:http://www.idoj.in/article.asp?issn=2229-5178;year=2016;volume=7;issue=6;spage=498;epage=503;aulast=Verma

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