Implications of a Clinically Ignored Site of Acanthosis Nigricans: The Knuckles

    October 2014 in “ Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes ”
    Minerva Gómez‐Flores, Gloria González-Saldivar, Or. Santos-Santos … José Gerardo González-González
    Studysummary This study observed that acanthosis nigricans is highly prevalent in Latin American youths, especially at the knuckles, and may indicate early insulin resistance even in those with a normal BMI.
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