Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics

Original Article

Clinical significance of acanthosis nigricans in children and adolescents with obesity induced metabolic complications

Hee Won Chueh, Gyu Rang Cho, Jaeho Yoo

Clin Exp Pediatr. 2007;50(10):987-994. Published online October 15, 2007

Purpose : This study investigated the clinical significance of AN in children and adolescents with obesity induced metabolic complications. Methods : Forty-nine patients who had obesity induced metabolic complications were participated in this cross-sectional study. Obesity induced metabolic complications are as follows: hypertension, dyslipidemia, impaired fasting glucose (IFG), impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), homeostasis model assessment of insulin...

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Case Report

Acanthosis Nigricans and TypeII Diabetes in Childhood

In Na Jeong, Hyung Ro Moon

Clin Exp Pediatr. 1996;39(3):404-410. Published online March 15, 1996

The authors report two cases of type II diabetes with and without a acanthosis nigricans in children and a case of obese child with acanthosis nigricans encountered at Seoul Eul Ji Hospital in 1994 with review of literatures on relationship of obesity, acanthosis nigricans and type II diabetes. In case 1, 14-year old girl, BMI was 24 (weight, 63.5Kg ; height,...

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A Case of Idiopathic Acanthosis Nigricans.

Ho Joo Yoon, Seung Il Kim, Kyu Dock Shin, Poong Man Lee

Clin Exp Pediatr. 1981;24(7):685-689. Published online July 15, 1981

Acanthosis nigricans is characterized by hyperpigmented, velvety thickening of the skin of any part of the body and frequently associated with internal malignancy, endocrine diseases and obesity. In children, systemic abnormality rarely occur in associated with prepubertal Acanthosis nigricans. We experienced a case of idiopathic Acanthosis nigricans, and made a brief review of literatures.

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