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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"acanthosis nigricans"”.
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Screening for Acanthosis nigricans: Analyzing the Correlation between Socio-economics and Acanthosis nigricans
… with a skin pigmentation condition called acanthosis nigricans demonstrates that causal factors, such as ethnicity and obesity, can make children more at-risk for obtaining this condition which results from hyperinsulinemia. Currently, states, such as Texas, require school nurses to screen …
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Raman spectroscopy and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy for diagnosis of human cancer and acanthosis nigricans
… spectroscopy and colorimetry on a skin disease, acanthosis nigricans in vivo. The aim is to quantify and characterize the skin color change associated with acanthosis nigricans skin disease in insulin-resistant obese individuals. We observe both the instruments can be utilized to detect …
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Food Intake and Physical Activity Assessment of Native American Children with Acanthosis Nigricans and their Friends
<p>Acanthosis nigricans is a hyperplastic skin lesion found to be highly prevalent among Native Americans. The age of onset of acanthosis nigricans closely parallels the onset of obesity among Winnebago/Omaha children. The combination of obesity with acanthosis nigricans is a key sign of high risk …
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Ideas for Diabetes Prevention in High Risk American Indian Children: A Parent Focus Group Approach
… All of the parents/guardians of children with acanthosis nigricans (AN) were invited to participate. Eight focus group participants, seven female and one male, were able to attend one of the three scheduled session.<br /> A transcript based, qualitative analysis approach was utilized to …
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CARACTERISTICAS DEL SINDROME METABOLICO EN NIÑOS QUE CONSULTAN CON OBESIDAD
… los expedientes que describían entre acantosis nigricans en algún lugar del cuerpo como nudillos, cuello, axila o ingle, presencia de panículo adiposo o combinación de ambos. Obesity is a chronic and multifactorial disease, characterized by the accumulation of fat to a degree that negatively …