Dermatologic manifestations of polycystic ovary syndrome

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 201-219

  Lee, Amy T ^a   Zane, Lee T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Box 0316 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZELAIC ACID; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; CALCIPOTRIOL; CLINDAMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; DESOGESTREL; DIANE; DROSPIRENONE PLUS ETHINYLESTRADIOL; EFLORNITHINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FINASTERIDE; FLUTAMIDE; GESTAGEN; LEUPRORELIN; LEVONORGESTREL; METFORMIN; MINOXIDIL; NAFARELIN; NORETHISTERONE; NORGESTIMATE; OCTREOTIDE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PIOGLITAZONE; PLACEBO; RETINOID DERIVATIVE; ROSIGLITAZONE; SPIRONOLACTONE; TROGLITAZONE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ACANTHOSIS NIGRICANS; ACNE VULGARIS; ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; BLISTER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROLYSIS; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ERYTHEMA; ESTHETIC SURGERY; HAIR TRANSPLANTATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEPATITIS; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INFERTILITY; KIDNEY FAILURE; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER TOXICITY; LONG TERM CARE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; META ANALYSIS; MONOTHERAPY; OBESITY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTHESIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SWELLING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ACANTHOSIS NIGRICANS; ACNE VULGARIS; ALOPECIA; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; HYPERINSULINISM; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 34547564845     PISSN: 11750561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00128071-200708040-00003     Document Type: Review

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