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Descriptor English:   Acanthosis Nigricans 
Descriptor Spanish:   Acantosis Nigricans 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Acantose Nigricans 
Tree Number:   C17.800.621.430.530.100
Definition English:   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. 
Indexing Annotation English:   a type of melanosis
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy US ultrasonography
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   56 
Unique Identifier:   D000052 

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