Clearance of acanthosis nigricans associated with the HAIR-AN syndrome after partial pancreatectomy: an 11-year follow-up.
We describe a woman with the syndrome characterised by hyperandrogenism, insulin resistance and acanthosis nigricans (the HAIR-AN syndrome), and an associated insulinoma (islet B-cell tumour), whose signs and symptoms cleared after partial pancreatectomy.
Pfeifer
S L
SL
Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK.
Wilson
R M
RM
Gawkrodger
D J
DJ
D000052:Acanthosis Nigricans / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017588:Hyperandrogenism / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D007340:Insulinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D010180:Pancreatectomy; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013577:Syndrome; D016896:Treatment Outcome