Insulin resistant diabetes mellitus associated with acanthosis nigricans and systemic lupus erythematosus in a Nigerian male.

A case is reported of diabetes mellitus associated with insulin resistance, acanthosis nigricans and systemic lupus erythematosus. This will be the first such case described in a Nigerian and most likely the first case in an African, of this recently characterized syndrome. An awareness about this syndrome by physicians in this environment should lead to a prompt referral to where there are adequate facilities for an early diagnosis which could prove to be life-saving.