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ENDO
Hirsutism
Causes
| Diff-Dx | Lab
| Rx
CAUSES
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
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Idiopathic or familial
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Polycystic ovary syndrome
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Drugs: minoxidil, cyclosporine, phenytoin, anabolic steroids, diazoxide,
some progestins
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Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (may be late onset)
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Ovarian or adrenal tumor
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ACTH-induced Cushing's syndrome
LABORATORY
TREATMENT