[Acanthosis nigricans, hirsutism and insulin-resistant diabetes]

Arch Fr Pediatr. 1979 May;36(5):518-23.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Three girls, two of them being monozygotic twins, are affected with acanthosis nigricans and hirsutism, which worsened at the time of their puberty. The first one has primary amenorrhea and the twins complain of spaniomenorrhea. Furthermore, laboratory data concluded to diabetes, hyperinsulinism and resistance to insulin. This rare association of syndromes is not accidental but its significance remains unknown.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Acanthosis Nigricans / complications*
  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Diabetes Complications*
  • Diseases in Twins
  • Female
  • Hirsutism / complications*
  • Humans
  • Hyperinsulinism / complications
  • Insulin Resistance*
  • Menstruation Disturbances / complications
  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / complications