Adrenal androgen abnormalities in women with late onset and persistent acne

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 284, Issue 8, 1993, Pages 451-455

  Aizawa, H ^a   Niimura, M ^a  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acne; Adrenal androgens; Dexamethasone suppression test; Dihydrotestosterone; Free testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN PHOSPHATE; DEXAMETHASONE; ERYTHROMYCIN; MINOCYCLINE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; TETRACYCLINE;

ACNE; ADRENAL GLAND; ADULT; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONSET AGE; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADULT; ANDROGENS; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRASTERONE; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; STANOLONE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0027478014     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: 1432069X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00373355     Document Type: Article

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