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My neck,back and stomach are darker than the rest of my body. i don't suffer from diabetes or polycrystalline ovarian syndrome. but i am overweight. ?
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Rash: it sounds like you have acanthosis nigricans which is a dark black rash usually on the back of the neck in folds of skin, this is due to being obese, it is a precursor to diabetes please get yourself checked for that.
Answered 11/27/2017
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