SKIN VIRILISM IN WOMEN WITH HIRSUTISM

Abstract

SUMMARY Thirteen hirsute women were studied and found to have significantly increased mean rates of sweat and sebum excretion and plasma testosterone concentration compared with control women. These same patients had previously been shown to have an increased total skin collagen content. These findings suggest that the whole skin is virilized in hirsutism. This may be the result of cutaneous androgen synthesis.