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Topical therapy with tretinoin and ammonium lactate for acanthosis nigricans associated with obesity
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Topical therapy with tretinoin and ammonium lactate for acanthosis nigricans associated with obesity
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2003 Jan.
Abstract
Acanthosis nigricans (AN) is a cutaneous marker of various underlying systemic conditions. To date, no satisfactory topical therapy for this cutaneous disorder has been described. The following is a report of the successful use of a combination of 12% ammonium lactate cream and 0.05% tretinoin cream to treat AN associated with obesity.
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