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Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
Year : 2019, Volume : 10, Issue : 7
First page : ( 205) Last page : ( 209)
Print ISSN : 0976-0245. Online ISSN : 0976-5506.
Article DOI : 10.5958/0976-5506.2019.01564.X

Evaluate the Association between Acrochordons and Systemic Diseases

Mangai E. Malar1, Vardhan K. Harsha2,*, Bhuvanarachagan A.3

1PG Student of Dermatology, Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry

2Professor and HOD of Dermatology, Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry

3Associate Professor of Dermatology, Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry

*Corresponding Author: Dr. Harsha vardhan. K, Professor and HOD of Dermatology, Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, Email: drkhvardhan@gmail.com

Online published on 19 August, 2019.

Abstract

Acrochordons are associated with conditions like pregnancy, intestinal polyps, growth disorders, metabolic syndromes, atherosclerosis and various other syndromes including polycystic ovarian syndrome, Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome, and Cowden syndrome. This study was carried out as a cross sectional study in a Teaching hospital. This study was undertaken in the outpatient Department of Dermatology in our Teaching hospital. This study was carried out for a period of seven months between October 2017 and April 2018. Our study demonstrated the association of skin tags with certain systemic conditions. Our study demonstrated statistically significant results with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. Studies have demonstrated that multiple skin tags are often associated with insulin resistance and obesity. Our study demonstrates the significant relationship between history of cardiovascular diseases, hypercholesterolemia, and the presence of skin tags, which has been substantiated by several other studies. While diabetes mellitus, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases were definitive risk factors, our study could not demonstrate significant association between obesity and acrochordons.

Our study may be taken as the basis for using acrochordons as an effective screening tool for several non-communicable diseases like diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases and uncontrolled diabetes.

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Keywords

Acrochordons, Diabetes Mellitus, insulin resistance, Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity.

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