Clinical and Biochemical Evaluation of Facial

Background: Acanthosis nigricans is a well known cause of facial melanosis in Iraqi males and usually it is a part of ordinary acanthosis nigricans. It is commonly associated with many metabol-ic derangements. Objectives: To evaluate cases of acanthosis nigricans of the face for all metabolic disturbances including fasting blood sugar, fasting serum insulin, total cholesterol, triglyceride, growth hormone and serum leptin. Patients and Methods: Twenty seven cases of acanthosis nigri-cans of the face were included in this case descriptive, clinical and biochemical study. This wa