Hirsutism (definition)

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Definition: A condition observed in WOMEN and CHILDREN when there is excess coarse body hair of an adult male distribution pattern, such as facial and chest areas. It is the result of elevated ANDROGENS from the OVARIES, the ADRENAL GLANDS, or exogenous sources. The concept does not include HYPERTRICHOSIS, which is an androgen-independent excessive hair growth.

See Also Hypertrichosis

Substance	CAS Registry & name	Categories	Source
Barber Say syndrome	0	Eyelid Diseases Hirsutism Hypertelorism Hypertrichosis Macrostomia Skin Abnormalities.
Tel Hashomer camptodactyly syndrome	0	Hand Deformities, Congenital Heart Septal Defects, Atrial Hirsutism Muscular Diseases Dermatoglyphics.
Wiedemann Oldigs Oppermann syndrome	0	Bone Diseases, Developmental Hirsutism Intellectual Disability Metabolism, Inborn Errors.
Cortisone reductase deficiency	0	Hirsutism/congenital Steroid Metabolism, Inborn Errors *46, XX Disorders of Sex Development 11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases/deficiency.
Acanthosis nigricans muscle cramps acral enlargement	0	Acanthosis Nigricans Hirsutism *Muscle Cramp.
Spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia, Genevieve type	0	Ataxia Hirsutism Intellectual Disability Microcephaly *Osteochondrodysplasias.

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