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HAIR-AN Hyperandrogenic insulin-resistant acanthosis nigricans Gynecology A type of hyperthecosis affecting 5% of hirsute ♀, often with polycystic ovaries Clinical Insulin-resistance–Pts may have clinical diabetes;
hyperandrogenesis–↑ testosterone, ↑ androstenedione; early, premenarcheal hyperandrogenism; acanthosis nigricans, possibly an epiphenomenon Treatment Bilateral oophorectomy, OCs, corrects hyperandrogenism, but not
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hair matrix carcinoma hair papilla hair pulling hair removal hair replacement hair root hair transplantation HAIR-AN hair-on-end appearance hairball hairbrush appearance Hairbulb hairiness hairlessness hairline |
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