NARGIS ANJUM, MUHAMMAD IRFAN SAFI RIZVI, ZEENAT AYUB.

ABSTRACT

Sixty women with acne vulgaris 30 of whom had moderate / severe acne and 30 had mild acne were studied. Grades of hirsutism if any were recorded. Serum testosterone levels were estimated by radioimmunoassay, eleven (37%) patients with moderate to severe acne and eight (26%) patients with mild acne had hirsute score of more than seven. 80% out of all acne patients with elevated testosterone levels had shown a hirsute score of more than seven irrespective of grade of acne.

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