"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1995 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1996 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2005 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2006 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2007 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2008 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2009 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2010 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2011 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2012 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2013 | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 2014 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2015 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2016 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2017 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Acanthosis Nigricans" by people in Profiles.
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Exogenous Insulin-Induced Localized Acanthosis Nigricans: A Rare Injection Site Complication. Can J Diabetes. 2020 Apr; 44(3):219-221.
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Changes in inflammatory markers correlated with increased testosterone after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in obese Chinese men with acanthosis nigricans. J Dermatol. 2019 Apr; 46(4):338-342.
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Comprehensive Evaluation of Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Profiles in Reproductive-Age Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Large Canadian Cohort. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2019 Oct; 41(10):1453-1460.
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Naevoid acanthosis nigricans or RAVEN (rounded and velvety epidermal naevus) and mosaic FGFR3 and FGFR2 mutations. Br J Dermatol. 2019 04; 180(4):955-957.
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Posterior Distraction First or Fronto-Orbital Advancement First for Severe Syndromic Craniosynostosis. J Craniofac Surg. 2019 Jan; 30(1):47-49.
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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Kolkata, India: Prevalence, Pathogenesis and Potential Disease Biomarkers. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes. 2020 Apr; 128(4):216-223.
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Clinical characteristics of adolescent cases with Type A insulin resistance syndrome caused by heterozygous mutations in the ß-subunit of the insulin receptor (INSR) gene. J Diabetes. 2019 Jan; 11(1):46-54.
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Mutational analysis of epidermal and hyperproliferative type I keratins in mild and moderate psoriasis vulgaris patients: a possible role in the pathogenesis of psoriasis along with disease severity. Hum Genomics. 2018 05 21; 12(1):27.
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Velvety Hyperpigmentation on Hands and Feet of a Young Girl: Acral Acanthosis Nigricans. J Cutan Med Surg. 2018 May/Jun; 22(3):323.
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Congenital generalized lipodystrophy in Taiwan. J Formos Med Assoc. 2019 Jan; 118(1 Pt 1):142-147.