pseudoacanthosis nigricans

pseudoacanthosis /pseu·do·ac·an·tho·sis/ (soo″do-ak″an-tho´sis) a condition clinically resembling acanthosis.

pseudoacanthosis ni´gricans a benign form of acanthosis nigricans associated with obesity; the obesity is sometimes associated with endocrine disturbance.

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Acanthosis nigricans occurring secondary to maceration of the skin from excessive sweating, or in obese adults who have dark complexions, or in association with endocrine disorders.

pseudoacanthosis nigricans

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a condition of pigmented velvety thickening of the flexural skin, often with skin tags. It occurs most commonly in obese persons with dark complexions or in persons with endocrine disorders and is secondary to maceration of the skin from sweating. Compare acanthosis nigricans.

pseudoacanthosis nigricans [soo″do-ak″an-tho´sis ni´grĭ-kans]

a benign form of acanthosis nigricans associated with obesity; the obesity is sometimes due to endocrine disturbance.

pseudoacanthosis nigricans

A disease of obese, darkly pigmented adults, characterized by patchy hyperpigmentation Treatment Weight loss

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