Medical entity reference · Skin & connective tissue

acanthosis nigricans

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Skin condition. Wikidata entity Q415833; linked MeSH descriptor D000052. Includes multilingual names and external identifier mappings.

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Reference details

Wikidata entity
Q415833
Revision
2515866017
MeSH
D000052
OMIM
100600; 200170
Disease Ontology
DOID:3138
UMLS
C0000889

Entity description

skin condition

Names in different languages

en: acanthosis nigricans zh: 黑棘皮症 ja: 黒色表皮腫 es: Acantosis nigricans fr: acanthosis nigricans de: Akanthose pt: acantose nigricans ar: شواك أسود ru: Чёрный акантоз

English alternative names

Familial acanthosis nigricans AN - Acanthosis nigricans Acanthosis nigricans (disorder) Keratosis nigricans Acanthosis nigricans

Identifier mapping

MeSH: D000052 OMIM: 100600; 200170 Disease Ontology: DOID:3138 UMLS: C0000889

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Source date: 2026-07-10T12:45:18Z. Retrieved: 2026-10-13. Text has been organized for reading; this import has not been independently reviewed by a clinician. It is not individualized medical advice.

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