Acanthosis nigricans

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Risk factors

By Mayo Clinic staff

Acanthosis nigricans can begin at any age. It's more common in people who have dark skin.

References
  1. DeWitt CA, et al. Cutaneous manifestations of internal malignant disease: Cutaneous paraneoplastic syndromes. In: Wolff K, et al. Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. 7th ed. New York, N.Y.: The McGraw Hill Companies; 2008. http://www.accessmedicine.com/content.aspx?aID=2961164. Accessed Jan. 10, 2010.
  2. Goldstein BG, et al. Metabolic and inherited diseases affecting the skin. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed Jan. 9, 2010.
  3. Cutaneous manifestations of internal disease. In: Habif TP. Clinical Dermatology: A Color Guide to Diagnosis and Therapy. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Elsevier; 2010. http://www.mdconsult.com/book/player/book.do?method=display&type=bookPage&decorator=header&eid=4-u1.0-B978-0-7234-3541-9..00035-3--s0160&displayedEid=4-u1.0-B978-0-7234-3541-9..00035-3--s0180&uniq=178031830&isbn=978-0-7234-3541-9&sid=938193257#lpState=open&lpTab=contentsTab&content=4-u1.0-B978-0-7234-3541-9..00035-3--st0155%3Bfrom%3Dcontent%3Bisbn%3D978-0-7234-3541-9%3Btype%3DbookPage. Accessed Jan.10, 2010.
  4. Reynolds RV. Cutaneous manifestations of internal malignancy. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed Jan. 9, 2010.
  5. Acanthosis nigricans. American Osteopathic College of Dermatology. www.aocd.org/skin/dermatologic_diseases/acanthosis_nigrica.html. Accessed Jan. 10, 2010
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