TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Acanthosis Nigricans
A1  - Smith, Mindy A.
A2  - Usatine, Richard P.
A2  - Sabella, Camille
A2  - Smith, Mindy Ann
A2  - Mayeaux, E.J.
A2  - Chumley, Heidi S.
A2  - Appachi, Elumalai
PY  - 2015
T2  - The Color Atlas of Pediatrics
AB  - A  10-year-old  girl  with  obesity  and  recently  diagnosed  type  II  diabetes  mellitus  (DM)  presents  to  her  pediatrician  with  concerns  about  a  “dirty  area”  under  her  arms  and  on  her  neck  that  “couldn’t  be  cleaned”  (Figure  190-1).  The  pediatrician  makes  the  diagnosis  of  acanthosis  nigricans  and  explains  to  the  mother  the  importance  of  weight  loss,  good  diet,  and  exercise.  She  uses  this  as  a  teachable  moment  to  explain  how  the  obesity  and  diabetes  are  adversely  affecting  the  daughter  and  how  this  is  visible  on  the  skin.  The  role  of  genetics  is  discussed  too  but  there  is  emphasis  on  the  risk  factors  that  can  be  altered.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/20
UR  - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1114879123
ER  -