Three Cases of Concomitant Acanthosis Nigricans with Confluent and Reticulated Papillomatosis in Obese Patients.
Acanthosis nigricans (AN) is characterized by symmetric, velvety, gray-brown hypertrophied plaques most commonly on the axillae and neck. Confluent and reticulated papillomatosis (CRP) is manifested by papules in the mid-chest that coalesce in the midline, and are arranged in a reticulated pattern peripherally. Both diseases are known to be related to endocrinopathies such as diabetes mellitus (DM), an insulin resistant state and obesity with unknown mechanisms. Herein, we presented three cases of concomitant acanthosis nigricans with confluent and reticulated papillomatosis in obese patients.
Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Eun
E
Lee
Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Bong Seon
BS
Kang
Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Sang Hyun
SH
Cho
Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Jeong Deuk
JD
Lee
Acanthosis nigricans; Confluent and reticulated papillomatosis; Obesity