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Female pattern hair loss in complete androgen insensitivity syndrome
Author(s) -
Cousen P.,
Messenger A.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.09661.x
Subject(s) - hair loss , androgen , cabello , hair growth , androgen insensitivity syndrome , endocrinology , complete androgen insensitivity syndrome , medicine , biology , androgen receptor , dermatology , physiology , hormone , prostate cancer , cancer , scalp
Summary Female pattern hair loss, also known as female androgenetic alopecia, is generally regarded as an androgen‐dependent disorder representing the female counterpart of male balding. We describe female pattern hair loss occurring in a patient with complete androgen insensitivity syndrome suggesting that mechanisms other than direct androgen action contribute to this common form of hair loss in women.