Loss of pubic and axillary hair following treatment with glucocorticoids.
A woman with prior bilateral oophorectomy developed loss of pubic and axillary hair following treatment with glucocorticoids. Serum androgens were low while cortisol and aldosterone levels were normal. This unusual presentation, which continued for at least 3 years, was most likely attributable to the prolonged selective suppression of adrenal androgens by glucocorticoids.
Bagchi
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Department of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.
Komanicky
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D000450:Aldosterone / Q000097:blood; D000505:Alopecia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D000728:Androgens / Q000097:blood; D001365:Axilla; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000188:drug therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D011631:Pubic Symphysis
D000728:Androgens; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D000450:Aldosterone; D006854:Hydrocortisone