Acanthosis Nigricans in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes or Obesity: The Potential Interplay Role between Insulin Resistance and Excess Weight

• Main Authors: Valeria Calcaterra (Author), Annalisa De Silvestri (Author), Laura Schneider (Author), Miriam Acunzo (Author), Viola Vittoni (Author), Giulia Meraviglia (Author), Francesco Bergamaschi (Author), Gianvincenzo Zuccotti (Author), Chiara Mameli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Acanthosis nigricans (AN) is associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes, where insulin resistance (IR) is considered a predisposing factor. IR can also affect patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D). We evaluated the prevalence of AN in patients with T1D compared to subjects with obesity in order to de...