
Acanthosis Nigricans: A Rare Presentation in a Patient with Hypothyroidism and Metabolic Syndrome
Correspondence Address :
Dr. Rucha Sawant,
Resident, Third Floor, Department of Medicine, Acharya Vinoba Bhave Rural Hospital, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha-442001, Maharashtra, India.
E-mail: dr.rucha.medicine28@gmail.com
A 38-year-old male came to the Medicine Outpatient Department (OPD) with complaints of easy fatigability for four months. He had no other significant history. Upon general examination, his Body Mass Index (BMI) was 33.2 kg/m2, and his waist circumference was 142 cm. The patient was diffusely hyperpigmented; upon examining his neck region, a dark, velvety hyperkeratotic plaque suggested Acanthosis Nigricans (AN) (Table/Fig 1).
Hyperkeratotic, Hyperpigmented, Suffusion
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2025/70692.20574
Date of Submission: Mar 16, 2024
Date of Peer Review: Apr 17, 2024
Date of Acceptance: Jun 13, 2024
Date of Publishing: Feb 01, 2025
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