Hidradenitis suppurativa as a presenting feature of premature adrenarche.
We report a girl with premature adrenarche, in whom the presenting feature was hidradenitis suppurativa. This association lends support to the view that hidradenitis suppurativa is an androgen-dependent disorder.
Lewis
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University Department of Dermatology, Sheffield Children's Hospital, Western Bank, U.K.
Messenger
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AG
Wales
J K
JK
D000728:Androgens / Q000096:biosynthesis; D002648:Child; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D017497:Hidradenitis Suppurativa / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D011629:Puberty, Precocious / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D015385:Zona Reticularis / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism
D000728:Androgens