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Case Reports
. 2003 Jan;71(1):33-4.

Topical therapy with tretinoin and ammonium lactate for acanthosis nigricans associated with obesity

Steven H Blobstein  1
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  • PMID: 12553628
Case Reports

Topical therapy with tretinoin and ammonium lactate for acanthosis nigricans associated with obesity

Steven H Blobstein. Cutis. 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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