Facial hirsutism following danazol therapy.
We describe a 32-year-old woman who presented with excessive facial hair growth of sudden onset that disturbed her psychologically. She had been treated for fibrocystic breast disease with danazol for 6 months. Two months after discontinuation of the drug, the patient had complete reversal of the hair abnormality.
Zawar
Vijay
V
Skin Disease Centre, Maharashtra, India. vijayzawar@yahoo.com
Sankalecha
Chandrakant
C
D000328:Adult; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003613:Danazol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004965:Estrogen Antagonists / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006628:Hirsutism / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans
D004965:Estrogen Antagonists; D003613:Danazol