Acanthosis Nigricansin PCOS Patients and Its Relation with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Body Mass at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Southern India

Acanthosis Nigricansin PCOS Patients and Its Relation with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Body Mass at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Southern India

ABSTRACT Background: Acanthosis nigricansis was viewed recently as a possible marker of an increased risk for diabetes. Acanthosis Nigricans (AN) can help in identifying the patients with an increased risk for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) among Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) cases. Hence,...

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Main Authors: Shivaprakash G, Basu A, Ashwin Kamath, Pallavi Shivaprakash, Prabha Adhikari, Rathnakar U.P, Gopalakrishna H.N., Jagadish Rao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2013-02-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
acanthosis nigricans
diabetes mellitus
polycystic ovary syndrome
Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/2756/31-%204930_u.pdf

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