associations
Last reviewed 06/2021
Acanthosis nigricans may be associated with:
- advanced malignancy; particularly:
- gastric carcinoma
- lymphoma
- endocrine disorders; for example:
- acromegaly
- Cushing's syndrome
- diabetes
- insulin resistance
- obesity and:
- the polycystic ovarian syndrome
- non-insulin dependent diabetes
- no endocrine disorder