Comparison of adrenocortical steroidogenesis in women with post-adolescent severe acne and polycystic ovary syndrome


CINAR N., CETINOZMAN F., AKSOY D. Y., ELÇİN G., YILDIZ B.

JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY, vol.29, no.5, pp.875-880, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Abstract

BackgroundIncreased adrenocortical production appears to be associated with acne and hirsutism in acne and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). However, the aetiological role of androgens in the pathogenesis of acne per se is far from being clear.