tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082643038671225434.post8526195631012427340..comments2023-10-07T01:34:01.774-07:00Comments on Case of the Day: VelvetCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17072102331564743101noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082643038671225434.post-25122583134535643232010-01-18T09:15:42.808-08:002010-01-18T09:15:42.808-08:00yes, i know it was too easy :P. nice point on the ...yes, i know it was too easy :P. nice point on the internal malignancy!<br />-<br />Velvet<br /><br />Acanthosis nigricans is associated with obesity, insulin resistance, type II diabetes mellitus, and certain cancers (gastrointestinal and lung). Lesions are gray-brown to black, rough, with thickened plaques and prominent skin lines occurring in flextural areas (axillae, back and sides of neck, inguinal creases, inframammary). The texture is velvety.<br /><br />Sources: UpToDate; dermimages.med.jhmi.edu.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17072102331564743101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082643038671225434.post-22247918124270039682010-01-15T18:29:33.323-08:002010-01-15T18:29:33.323-08:00This is Acanthosis Nigricans.. It is a marker of i...This is Acanthosis Nigricans.. It is a marker of insulin resistance.. in some cases it may be a marker of internal malignancy as well (not directly a metastatic manifestation, but indicative of underlying malignancy)sidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11517529202444474417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082643038671225434.post-13696570501015593802010-01-15T13:55:40.644-08:002010-01-15T13:55:40.644-08:00Acanthosis nigricans: insulin resistanceAcanthosis nigricans: insulin resistancetreenoreply@blogger.com