Virilisation in a menopausal woman with a previous kidney transplant

A 53-year-old woman, menopausal for 4 years and with a previous kidney transplant presented with a 3-year history of excessive facial and body hair that required daily shaving in January 2008 (Fig 1). Facial features of the patient with frontal balding andprominent facial hair requiring regular shav...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi 2016-12, Vol.22 (6), p.623.e3-623.e4
Hauptverfasser:	Fung, T M, Wong, W C, Chan, K W, Fung, K S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	17-alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone - blood Androgens Female Hair Hirsutism - etiology Histology Humans Hyperplasia Hysterectomy Immunosuppressive agents Kidney Transplantation Kidney transplants Laparotomy Luteoma - diagnostic imaging Luteoma - pathology Luteoma - surgery Middle Aged Oophorectomy Ovarian Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Ovarian Neoplasms - pathology Ovarian Neoplasms - surgery Ovariectomy Ovaries Ovary - pathology Postmenopause Steroids Testosterone Testosterone - blood Tumors Uterus Virilism - etiology Women
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Zusammenfassung:	A 53-year-old woman, menopausal for 4 years and with a previous kidney transplant presented with a 3-year history of excessive facial and body hair that required daily shaving in January 2008 (Fig 1). Facial features of the patient with frontal balding andprominent facial hair requiring regular shaving Questions: 1. Hirsutism involves excessive terminal hair growth in a masculine distribution in women.
ISSN:	1024-2708 2226-8707
DOI:	10.12809/hkmj164901