acanthosis

If there is no clear cause of acanthosis nigricans, you may need to have tests.

Because acanthosis nigricans usually only changes the skin's appearance, no treatment is needed.

Acanthosis nigricans usually appears slowly and doesn't cause any symptoms other than skin changes.

Acanthosis nigricans often fades if the cause can be found and treated.

If no clear cause of acanthosis nigricans is obvious, it may be necessary to search for one.

This finding, called "acanthosis nigricans," is common in overweight patients.

Acanthosis nigricans caused by medicine may go away once the medication is stopped.

There are many other possible causes of acanthosis nigricans, including:

There is no cure for acanthosis nigricans, but losing weight may improve the condition.

Physicians can usually diagnose acanthosis nigricans by simply looking at a patient's skin.

People with acanthosis nigricans should be screened for diabetes and, although rare, cancer.

Check for a skin condition called acanthosis nigricans, which is associated with insulin resistance.

When acanthosis nigricans is related to obesity, losing weight often improves the condition.

Acanthosis nigricans usually strikes people who are very overweight.

Sometimes acanthosis nigricans is congenital (something a person is born with).

People with certain types of cancer can also develop severe cases of acanthosis nigricans.

A diet that contributes to reduced insulin also can help prevent acanthosis nigricans.

They may be associated with acanthosis and hyperkeratosis.

Other complications include: acanthosis nigricans, sexual dysfunction, and frequent infections.

The former emphasizes that it is a type of acanthosis nigricans, the latter its uniqueness.

In 1981 he discovered and described Acral acanthosis nigricans.

Acanthosis nigricans can affect otherwise healthy people, or it can be related to medical problems.

When acanthosis nigricans is related to obesity, weight management is an important part of prevention.

Another possible mechanism is thickening of the stratum spinosum (acanthosis).

Extensive glycogenic acanthosis has been shown to be associated with Cowden's syndrome.