A study on the clinical and hormonal profile of patients with hirsutism
Journal Title: Nasza Dermatologia Online - Year 2012, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Hirsutism is the presence of terminal hairs in a male-like pattern in females, due to elevated male hormone levels. Females with hirsutism are often overweight and have metabolism disturbances as insulin resistance and impaired glucose tolerance. We selected fifty patients of hirsutism from the department of dermatology for the study. A thorough physical examination with specific emphasis on signs of virilization (including frontal baldness, loss of female body contours, increased muscularity, acne, clitoromegaly, and atrophy of breast) was done in all the patients.
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Neerja Puri
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