title: Drug-induced hirsutism.
abstract: Hirsutism is a symptom or sign, which may have more serious associations than cosmetic and psychological concern alone, such as adrenal hyperplasia and ovarian tumor, particularly if it develops well after puberty. Some medicines having androgenic activity may also cause this problem. Here, we present a case of a young unmarried girl who was given anabolic steroid for the treatment of dysmenorrhoea which resulted in hirsutism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Baqai Medical University, Karachi.
authors.forename: Rozina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mustafa
authors.forename: Haleema A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Hashmi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D045930:Anabolic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004412:Dysmenorrhea / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006628:Hirsutism / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D009277:Nandrolone / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D000077603:Nandrolone Decanoate
chemical_list: D045930:Anabolic Agents; D009277:Nandrolone; D000077603:Nandrolone Decanoate