HAIR-AN Syndrome
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Overview
HAIR-AN syndrome consists of hyperandrogenism (HA), insulin resistance (IR), and acanthosis nigricans (AN).[1]:507[2]
It is a subset of polycystic ovary syndrome.[3]
References
References
- ↑ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews’ Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
- ↑ Somani N, Harrison S, Bergfeld WF (2008). “The clinical evaluation of hirsutism”. Dermatol Ther. 21 (5): 376–91. doi:10.1111/j.1529-8019.2008.00219.x. PMID 18844715.
- ↑ Rager KM, Omar HA (2006). “Androgen excess disorders in women: the severe insulin-resistant hyperandrogenic syndrome, HAIR-AN”. ScientificWorldJournal. 6: 116–21. doi:10.1100/tsw.2006.23. PMID 16435040.
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