Acanthosis Nigracans Flashcards
1
Q
AC is not a
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Skin disease
2
Q
AC can be related to these five things:
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Heredity, endocrine disorders, obesity, drug in ministration, or malignancy
3
Q
AC Is characterized by what?
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Thickening of the skin, symmetrical brown color
4
Q
Treatment consisted of addressing
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The underlying cause
5
Q
In the absence of obesity what should be ruled out?
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Malignancy
6
Q
Parents should understand that this may be a marker for
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And underlying conditions such as insulin resistance, type two diabetes and obesity dividual‘s, or malignancy
7
Q
Tumors that may be associated with a C or
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Gastric carcinoma, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease, and osteogenic sarcoma
8
Q
When the underlying Condition is treated, AC MAY
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Completely resolved.
