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Relationship of acanthosis nigricans with metabolic syndrome in obese children.

Munise DayeBeray Selver EklioğluMehmet Emre Atabek
Published in: Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM (2020)
In our study, a correlation between acanthosis nigricans and metabolic syndrome was detected. Acanthosis nigricans is a skin sign that can be easily detected by clinician. It is an important and easy-to-detect dermatosis that helps determine patients at risk of metabolic syndrome in obese children.
Keyphrases
  • metabolic syndrome
  • insulin resistance
  • uric acid
  • young adults
  • cardiovascular risk factors
  • adipose tissue
  • weight loss
  • skeletal muscle
  • obese patients