Acanthosis nigricans: A screening test for insulin resistance – An important risk factor for diabetes mellitus type-2

Acanthosis nigricans: A screening test for insulin resistance – An important risk factor for diabetes mellitus type-2

Background: Acanthosis nigricans (AN) is one of the signs suggestive of high insulin resistance (IR). IR is one of the mechanisms involved in pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus type-2 (DM Type-2). Thus, early detection of IR in children may allow us time to intervene well before the development of DM...

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Main Authors: Meera Bhagyanathan, Deepak Dhayanithy, Vijayan Ampaya Parambath, R Bijayraj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Subjects:
Acanthosis nigricans
body mass index
diabetes mellitus
insulin resistance
Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2017;volume=6;issue=1;spage=43;epage=46;aulast=Bhagyanathan

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