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Descriptor English: Acanthosis Nigricans
Descriptor Spanish: Acantosis Nigricans
Descriptor acantosis nigricans
Scope note: Melanosis circunscrita, constituida por una verrucosidad pigmentada y aterciopelada de color pardo o papilomatosis fina, que aparece en las axilas o en otros pliegues del cuerpo. Se presenta asociada a trastornos endocrinos, procesos malignos subyacentes, administración de ciertos medicamentos, o como trastorno hereditario.
Descriptor Portuguese: Acantose Nigricans
Descriptor French: Acanthosis nigricans
Entry term(s): Acanthosis Nigrican
Nigrican, Acanthosis
Nigricans, Acanthosis
Tree number(s): C17.800.621.430.530.100
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000052
Scope note: A circumscribed melanosis consisting of a brown-pigmented, velvety verrucosity or fine papillomatosis appearing in the axillae and other body folds. It occurs in association with endocrine disorders, underlying malignancy, administration of certain drugs, or as in inherited disorder.
Annotation: a type of melanosis
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 56
Unique ID: D000052
NLM Classification: WR 265
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/07/01
Acanthosis Nigricans - Preferred
Concept UI M0000078
Scope note A circumscribed melanosis consisting of a brown-pigmented, velvety verrucosity or fine papillomatosis appearing in the axillae and other body folds. It occurs in association with endocrine disorders, underlying malignancy, administration of certain drugs, or as in inherited disorder.
Preferred term Acanthosis Nigricans
Entry term(s) Acanthosis Nigrican
Nigrican, Acanthosis
Nigricans, Acanthosis



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