What does AN stand for?

I've been told it is called acanthosis nigricans and is related to my diabetes -- even though I wasn't diagnosed with the diabetes until I was 40.

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Clinical features and complications of Alstrom syndrome Patient Presentation (*) Literature, % in the present study Retinal degeneration 98 + Sensorineural deafness 89 + Diabetes 82 + Obesity 98 - Acanthosis nigricans 68 + Hypergonadotropic 78 + hypogonadism Hypothyroidism 17 - Short stature 98 + Hepatic dysfunction 92 + Dilated cardiomyopathy 60 + Renal dysfunction 49 + *- 1.

Velvety dark skin changes of the neck, armpit and groin, called acanthosis nigricans.

This condition, called acanthosis nigricans, is a sign of insulin resistance.

On examination, she was obese with acanthosis nigricans and tender cervical lymphadenopathy.

2) You might have a condition called acanthosis nigricans, which has to do with high insulin levels.

Acanthosis nigricans is a black-brown velvety marker that mostly appears on the back of the neck and is associated with hyperinsulinemia and obesity.