ADRENAL HYPERANDROGENISM - CHANGING PERSP ECTIVES DURING ITS HISTORICAL EVOLUTION

Authors
DEVOTO E ARAVENA L
Citation
E. Devoto et L. Aravena, ADRENAL HYPERANDROGENISM - CHANGING PERSP ECTIVES DURING ITS HISTORICAL EVOLUTION, Revista Medica de Chile, 123(8), 1995, pp. 1016-1024
Citations number
41
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Revista Medica de Chile → ACNP
ISSN journal
00349887
Volume
123
Issue
8
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1016 - 1024
Database
ISI
SICI code
0034-9887(1995)123:8<1016:AH-CPE>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
The approach to adrenal hyperandrogenism, due to genetical or non-gene tical enzymatic alterations, has changed dramatically during the last 50 years. To allow a better understanding of the subject, we focused i t from a historical perspective, defining four stages analyzed in deta il. Now there is consent on the existence of a functional adrenal hype randrogenism, which has am important role in acne, hirsutism and menst rual disturbances.