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.
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