PCOD-Management of ACNE
摘要
The most common endocrinological disorder among the reproductive age group is polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) leading to various systemic dysfunction. Skin is a mirror of PCOS with considerable heterogeneity in the clinical findings and variation in the same patient over time. It alters the aesthetic qualities of a woman by features of hyperandrogenism which are clinically manifested as hirsutism, acne, seborrhoea, female pattern alopecia and acanthosis nigricans. Hirsutism and acanthosis nigricans are the most reliable cutaneous markers of PCOS. Though common, acne and androgenetic alopecia are unreliable markers of hyperandrogenism. This chapter provides an overview of acne management in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).