Prevalence of Acanthosis nigricans and Related Factors in Iranian Obese Children

Introduction: Recognition of Acanthosis nigricans (AN) provides important opportunities for screening of obesity syndrome, dyslipidemia, hypertension and insulin resistance with diabetes mellitus 2. Considering the high prevalence of obesity among Iranian children, we designed this study to esti...

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Main Authors: FATEMEH SAYARIFARD, AZADEH SAYARIFARD, BAHAR ALLAHVERDI, SARA IPAKCHI, MASTANEH MOGHTADERI, BAHAREH YAGHMAEI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2017-07-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/10203/24902_OA.pdf