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What are other causes of acanthosis nigricans if you're lean & sure you don't have insulin resistance? i do have hormonal imbalance & pituitary tumor
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hormonal conditions: various hormonal conditions such as thyroid, pituitary, diabetes can be @ a. nigricans....sometimes, rarely some tumors can be also @ with the disease. obviously, there is a very large @ obesity
Answered 2/28/2019
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