ACANTHOSIS NIGRICANS Date: Sunday, September 12 @ 11:54:36 IST Topic: Medicine Print this page D/D OF ACANTHOSIS NIGRICANS **************************** 1) ENDOCRINE PROBLEMS --------------------------- a) INSULIN RESISTANCE @ b) PCOD 2)MALIGNANCY ---------------- a)CA BREAST @ b)CA STOMACH-----MOST COMMON MALIGNANCY CAUSING AN @ (ADENO CA) 69% c)ORAL CAVITY MALINANCY 25- 50% 3) OBESITY @ 4)AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERS ----------------------- a) SLE b)SCLERODERMA c)SJOGRENS SYNDROME d)HASHIMOTOS THYROIDITIS 5)DRUG INDUCED ----------------- a)nNICOTINIC ACID b)INSULIN c)PITUITARY EXTRACT d)SYSTEMIC CORTICOSTEROIDS @ e)DIETHYLSILBESTEROL f)OC PILLS @ g)FUSIDIC ACID h)METHYL TESTOSTERONE THE CAUSES MARKED WITH "@" HAVE BEEN ASKED IN THE EXAM DO LET ME KNOW IF U HAVE ANY MORE ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS REGARDING THIS STUDY WELL This article comes from RxPG http://www.rxpgonline.com The Largest Community Website for Medical Students and Doctors The URL for this story is: http://www.rxpgonline.com/article979.html