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ACANTOSIS PIGMENTARIA [1 record]
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
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