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Case Reports
. 2021 Feb 10;14(2):e240143.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-240143.

Singular case of acanthosis nigricans

Cristiana Maximiano  1 , Marta Ribeiro Silva  2 , Maria Miguel Gomes  2 , Ana Antunes  2   3
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Case Reports

Singular case of acanthosis nigricans

Cristiana Maximiano et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: lipid disorders; metabolic disorders.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1
Severe acanthosis nigricans involving neck, armpits, intermammary cleft and inframammary area and abdominal striae; recorded at first consultation, aged 12 years.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Lighter skin lesions of acanthosis nigricans especially on the neck, armpits and intermammary cleft; aged 15 years.
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