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Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Hirsutism
Target organ hypersensitivity
Ovaries: PCOS, androgen-secreting ovarian tumours (e.g. arrhenoblastoma which is a Sertoli-Leydig cell tumour)
Familial, racial (common in some Mediterranean and Indian subcontinent populations)
Drugs: ciclosporin, androgens, minoxidil, phenytoin
Adrenals: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, androgen-secreting adrenal tumours, Cushing's syndrome
Target organ hypersensitivity
Ovaries: PCOS, androgen-secreting ovarian tumours (e.g. arrhenoblastoma which is a Sertoli-Leydig cell tumour)
Familial, racial (common in some Mediterranean and Indian subcontinent populations)
Drugs: ciclosporin, androgens, minoxidil, phenytoin
Adrenals: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, androgen-secreting adrenal tumours, Cushing's syndrome
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