"Acanthosis Nigricans" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A circumscribed melanosis consisting of a brown-pigmented, velvety verrucosity or fine papillomatosis appearing in the axillae and other body folds. It occurs in association with endocrine disorders, underlying malignancy, administration of certain drugs, or as in inherited disorder.
| Descriptor ID |
D000052
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.800.621.430.530.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Acanthosis Nigricans- Acanthosis Nigricans
- Acanthosis Nigrican
- Nigrican, Acanthosis
- Nigricans, Acanthosis
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Acanthosis Nigricans" by people in this website by year, and whether "Acanthosis Nigricans" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Acanthosis Nigricans" by people in Profiles.
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Rotterdam criteria-based diagnostic subtype is not a strong predictor of cutaneous phenotype in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: A cross-sectional study. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2017 07; 77(1):174-176.
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Cutaneous Findings and Systemic Associations in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. JAMA Dermatol. 2016 Apr; 152(4):391-8.
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Paraneoplastic acanthosis nigricans paralleling disease course in a patient with mycosis fungoides. Eur J Dermatol. 2013 Nov-Dec; 23(6):907-8.
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Cutaneous manifestations of gastrointestinal disease: part I. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2013 Feb; 68(2):189.e1-21; quiz 210.
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Quantitative skin color measurements in acanthosis nigricans patients: colorimetry and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2012 Aug; 28(4):213-5.
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Skin findings associated with obesity. Adolesc Med State Art Rev. 2011 Apr; 22(1):146-56, ix.
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Hypodontia in Beare-Stevenson syndrome: an example of dental anomalies in FGFR-related craniosynostosis syndromes. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2010 May; 47(3):253-8.
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Childhood obesity and the built environment. Pediatr Ann. 2010 Mar; 39(3):133-9.
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Treatment options in insulin resistance obesity-related acanthosis nigricans. Ann Pharmacother. 2008 Jul; 42(7):1090-4.
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Pyoderma gangrenosum associated with isotretinoin therapy. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2006 Nov; 55(5 Suppl):S107-8.