AccessMedicine's Image of the Week: Acanthosis nigricans

From: Pathology: The Big Picture: Chapter 20: Dermatopathology
AccessMedicine's Image of the Week: Acanthosis nigricans
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Acanthosis nigricans. The hyperplastic papules in the axilla of this patient are acanthosis nigricans. Acanthosis nigricans is found in obese persons, patients with diabetic mellitus, and in patients with a gastrointestinal neoplasm.

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