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Adult acne has been classified into two major subtypes: “persistent acne” and “late onset acne”. A surrogate marker of hyperandrogenism (HA) in adult female acne is the presence of clinical… Click to show full abstract
Adult acne has been classified into two major subtypes: “persistent acne” and “late onset acne”. A surrogate marker of hyperandrogenism (HA) in adult female acne is the presence of clinical signs of HA and biochemical hyperandrogenemia. We compared the clinical and hormonal profiles of the two acne subtypes and evaluated the likely source of androgen excess – ovarian or adrenal.
Keywords:
late onset;
adult;
clinical hormonal;
persistent acne;
acne
Journal Title: International Journal of Dermatology
Year Published: 2020
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Journal Title: International Journal of Dermatology
Year Published: 2020
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