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ACANTOSIS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-04-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Epidermis and Dermis
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- acanthosis nigricans
1, record 1, English, acanthosis%20nigricans
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- keratosis nigricans 1, record 1, English, keratosis%20nigricans
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An eruption of velvet warty benign growths and hyperpigmentation occurring in the skin of the axillae, neck, anogenital area, and groins. 1, record 1, English, - acanthosis%20nigricans
Record 1, Key term(s)
- papillary and pigmentary dystrophy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Épiderme et derme
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- acanthosis nigricans
1, record 1, French, acanthosis%20nigricans
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dystrophie papillaire et pigmentaire 1, record 1, French, dystrophie%20papillaire%20et%20pigmentaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble de placards hyperkératosiques épaissis rugueux, hyperpigmentés, siégeant de façon élective dans les grands plis (aisselles, aines, régions latérocervicales), symétriques et non prurigineux et caractérisés histologiquement par une papillomatose avec acanthose et surcharge pigmentaire. 1, record 1, French, - acanthosis%20nigricans
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Epidermis y dermis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- acanthosis nigricans
1, record 1, Spanish, acanthosis%20nigricans
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- acantosis nigricans 2, record 1, Spanish, acantosis%20nigricans
correct, feminine noun
- AN 2, record 1, Spanish, AN
correct, feminine noun
- AN 2, record 1, Spanish, AN
- acantosis pigmentaria 2, record 1, Spanish, acantosis%20pigmentaria
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Enfermedad rara de la piel, caracterizada por la presencia de hiperqueratosis e hiperpigmentación (lesiones de color gris parduzco y engrosadas, que dan un aspecto verrugoso y superficie aterciopelada) en los pliegues cutáneos perianales y de las axilas. 2, record 1, Spanish, - acanthosis%20nigricans
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-01-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- The Skin
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- acanthosis
1, record 2, English, acanthosis
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An increase in the thickness of the stratum spinosum of the epidermis. 1, record 2, English, - acanthosis
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil cutané
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- acanthose
1, record 2, French, acanthose
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] épaississement du revêtement malpighien [...] 1, record 2, French, - acanthose
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La peau est un épithélium malpighien kératinisé, c'est-à-dire un empilement de cellules qui fabriquent de la kératine, la protéine constitutive de la peau. 2, record 2, French, - acanthose
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Piel
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- acantosis
1, record 2, Spanish, acantosis
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lesión de la epidermis caracterizada por la hipertrofia del cuerpo mucoso que aparece usualmente hiperpigmentado. 2, record 2, Spanish, - acantosis
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El diagnóstico histológico [...] se basa en hiperqueratosis(hipertrofia, desarrollo exagerado, de la capa córnea de la piel) marcada, con disminución de la capa granulosa en algunas zonas y ausencia de éstas en otras. Presencia de orificios foliculares llenos de queratina y acantosis(lesión cutánea que se caracteriza por el engrosamiento del cuerpo mucoso de Malpigio, por multiplicación excesiva de las células) en algunas áreas. 3, record 2, Spanish, - acantosis
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