Female pattern hair loss in complete androgen insensitivity syndrome.
Female pattern hair loss, also known as female androgenetic alopecia, is generally regarded as an androgen-dependent disorder representing the female counterpart of male balding. We describe female pattern hair loss occurring in a patient with complete androgen insensitivity syndrome suggesting that mechanisms other than direct androgen action contribute to this common form of hair loss in women.
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Department of Dermatology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossup Road, Sheffield S10 2JF, UK. cousen@doctors.org.uk
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D000505:Alopecia / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013734:Androgen-Insensitivity Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000728:Androgens / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D000728:Androgens