HAIR-AN syndrome

HAIR-AN syndrome consists of hyperandrogenism, insulin resistance, and acanthosis nigricans.[1]:507[2]

It is a subset of polycystic ovary syndrome.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
  2. ^ Somani N, Harrison S, Bergfeld WF (2008). "The clinical evaluation of hirsutism". Dermatol Ther 21 (5): 376–91. doi:10.1111/j.1529-8019.2008.00219.x. PMID 18844715. 
  3. ^ Rager KM, Omar HA (2006). "Androgen excess disorders in women: the severe insulin-resistant hyperandrogenic syndrome, HAIR-AN". ScientificWorldJournal 6: 116–21. doi:10.1100/tsw.2006.23. PMID 16435040. http://www.thescientificworld.co.uk/doi/getDoi.asp?doi=10.1100/tsw.2006.23.