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Dark Patches Near Groin Area, Belly Button, Elbow. Could It Related To Liver Or Insulin Resistance?

Hello I am just wondering what this might be from I was at the hospital a couple f days ago and I showed them skin at the top of me legs near my groin area that is really dark in big patches I Har it about 2 or 3 years now and I did have a patch on my belly button and elbow but they went away and te ones on my legs have gotten darker so the doctor took a blood sample and I am waiting for the results now. In the mean time I looked up online what it could be and I found it is called acanthosis nigricans and that some times the cause of it an be liver problems or insulin resistance . When they took the blood sample I noticed the wantedy glucose checked and liver does this mean I could have either? Thanks :)
Sat, 10 Aug 2013
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Hello.acanthosis nigricans etiology list is vast we cannot judge it.but it can be in thyroid disorders.obesity .and in cancer disorders.use clearz ointment over the lesions or xerina cream over it.i do not it is due to liver disorder but it can be due to diabetes
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Dark Patches Near Groin Area, Belly Button, Elbow. Could It Related To Liver Or Insulin Resistance?

Hello.acanthosis nigricans etiology list is vast we cannot judge it.but it can be in thyroid disorders.obesity .and in cancer disorders.use clearz ointment over the lesions or xerina cream over it.i do not it is due to liver disorder but it can be due to diabetes