"Hirsutism" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A condition observed in WOMEN and CHILDREN when there is excess coarse body hair of an adult male distribution pattern, such as facial and chest areas. It is the result of elevated ANDROGENS from the OVARIES, the ADRENAL GLANDS, or exogenous sources. The concept does not include HYPERTRICHOSIS, which is an androgen-independent excessive hair growth.
| Descriptor ID |
D006628
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.800.329.750 C23.888.971.468
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hirsutism" by people in Profiles.
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Racial and ethnic differences in the polycystic ovary syndrome metabolic phenotype. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017 05; 216(5):493.e1-493.e13.
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Predictors of acquired lipodystrophy in juvenile-onset dermatomyositis and a gradient of severity. Medicine (Baltimore). 2008 Mar; 87(2):70-86.
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13-cis-Retinoic acid (isotretinoin) unmasking of clinical polycystic ovary syndrome. Endocr Pract. 2007 Nov-Dec; 13(7):776-9.
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Ferriman Gallwey self-scoring I: performance assessment in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2005 Jul; 90(7):4112-4.
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Candidate gene analysis in premature pubarche and adolescent hyperandrogenism. Fertil Steril. 2001 Apr; 75(4):724-30.
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The role of heterozygosity for CYP21 in the polycystic ovary syndrome. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2000; 13 Suppl 5:1315-7.
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Spectrum of malignancy and premalignancy in Carney syndrome. Am J Med Genet. 1997 Dec 31; 73(4):369-77.
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Role of endogenous estrogen in the hirsutism paradigm. J Reprod Med. 1994 Apr; 39(4):273-6.
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Vulvar acanthosis nigricans: a marker for insulin resistance in hirsute women. Fertil Steril. 1993 Mar; 59(3):583-6.
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Lipoprotein abnormalities in hirsute women. II. Compensatory responses of insulin resistance and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate with obesity. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1992 Dec; 167(6):1813-8.