A skin condition characterised by dark patches, common in people whose body is not responding correctly to the insulin that they make in their pancreas. This skin condition is also seen in people who have pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes.
is a skin abnormality that involves the development of patches of darker pigmented (colored), thickened (velvety feeling) skin on the neck and eyelids and around the mouth.
a skin disease characterized by dark wart-like patches in the body folds; can be benign or malignant
sandpaper-like dark skin located in the skin of armpits, root of the neck and, in severe cases, over joints. It is the result of severe insulin resistance. Not uncommonly, patients describe it as ‘dirty skin' that cannot be washed off
a skin condition characterized by increased pigmentation (darkening of the skin) and hyperkeratosis (thickening of the skin). It occurs most commonly in the skin fold areas behind the knee, in front of elbow, neck, etc.
A skin condition characterized by dark thickened velvety patches, especially in the folds of skin in the axilla (armpit), groin and back of the neck. The condition is complex. It can occur with endocrine diseases such as Cushing disease, tumors of the pituitary, and diabetes mellitus. It is common in people who have insulin resistance -- whose body is not responding correctly to the insulin that they make in their pancreas. Acanthosis nigricans also occurs with underlying malignancies (especially carcinomas of the vicera), administration of certain drugs, and as a genetic disorder inherited in an autosomal dominant manner.
Acanthosis nigricans is a brown to black, poorly defined, velvety hyperpigmentation of the skin, usually present in the posterior and lateral folds of the neck, the axilla, groin, umbilicus, and other areas.
