title: Hidradenitis suppurativa as a presenting feature of premature adrenarche.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Dermatology, Sheffield Children's Hospital, Western Bank, U.K.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Messenger
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Wales
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000728:Androgens