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HIRSUTISM AND ACNE [in a female] |
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ovarian: |
polycystic ovary syndrome |
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androgen-producing tumours: |
arrhenoblastoma hilar-cell tumour luteoma of pregnancy |
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adrenal: |
congenital adrenal hyperplasia (including partial defects)adrenal hyperplasia adrenal adenoma adrenal carcinoma |
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endocrine: |
Cushing's syndrome hypothyroidism hyperprolactinaemia acromegaly obesity pseudohermaphroditism androgen insensitivity syndrome ('testicular feminisation') |
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other: |
hereditary / constitutional / racial hirsutism (no acne or virilism)post-menopausal hirsutism (increased 5a -reductase)'lanugo' hair in anorexia nervosa idiopathic hirsutism porphyria cutanea tarda |
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drugs: |
androgens phenytoin danazol |
diazoxide minoxidil cyclosporin |
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