Mediation of hidradenitis suppurativa by androgens.
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MEDICAL PRACTICE Clinical Topics Mediation of hidradenitis suppurative by androgens
Forty two women with hidradenitis suppurative were assessed clinically and biochemically for evidence of androgen excess. Thirteen had irregular menses; 22 of 36 experienced exacerbation of hidradenitis suppurative premenstrually; 19 had or had had acne vulgaris; and seven were hirsute. Comedones (blackheads) were found in apocrine sites in 37, but also in retroauricular sites in 18 and were co...
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Key-words Disease name Definition Diagnostic criteria Clinical description Complications Associated diseases Differential diagnostic Etiology Epidemiology Treatment Unresolved questions References
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1986
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.292.6515.245