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Hirsutism                                                             Causes  |  Diff-Dx  |  Lab  |  Rx  

CAUSES          

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS       

• Idiopathic or familial
• Polycystic ovary syndrome
• Drugs: minoxidil, cyclosporine, phenytoin, anabolic steroids, diazoxide, some progestins
• Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (may be late onset)
• Ovarian or adrenal tumor
• ACTH-induced Cushing's syndrome

LABORATORY

TREATMENT