Hirsutism and hypertrichosis

Question 1

what is hirsutism?

Answer 1

androgen-dependent hair growth in women

Question 2

what is hypertrichosis?

Answer 2

androgen-independent hair growth

Question 3

main cause hirsutism

Answer 3

PCOS

Question 4

other causes of hirsutism

Answer 4

Cushing’s syndrome
congenital adrenal hyperplasia
androgen therapy
obesity: thought to be due to insulin resistance
adrenal tumour
androgen secreting ovarian tumour
drugs: phenytoin, corticosteroids

Question 5

investigations of hirsutism

Answer 5

1. weight loss if overweight
2. cosmetics
3. cocp
4. topical eflornithine for facial hair

Question 6

causes of hypertrichosis

Answer 6

drugs: minoxidil, ciclosporin, diazoxide
congenital hypertrichosis lanuginosa, congenital hypertrichosis terminalis
porphyria cutanea tarda
anorexia nervosa