Three Cases of Concomitant Acanthosis Nigricans with Confluent and Reticulated Papillomatosis in Obese Patients.

Author: Eun LEE ¹ ; Bong Seon KANG ; Sang Hyun CHO ; Jeong Deuk LEE
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1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. leejd@olmh.cuk.ac.kr
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Acanthosis nigricans; Confluent and reticulated papillomatosis; Obesity
MeSH: Acanthosis Nigricans; Axilla; Diabetes Mellitus; Humans; Insulin; Neck; Obesity; Papilloma
From:Annals of Dermatology 2008;20(2):94-97
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Acanthosis nigricans (AN) is characterized by symmetric, velvety, gray-brown hypertrophied plaques most commonly on the axillae and neck. Confluent and reticulated papillomatosis (CRP) is manifested by papules in the mid-chest that coalesce in the midline, and are arranged in a reticulated pattern peripherally. Both diseases are known to be related to endocrinopathies such as diabetes mellitus (DM), an insulin resistant state and obesity with unknown mechanisms. Herein, we presented three cases of concomitant acanthosis nigricans with confluent and reticulated papillomatosis in obese patients.