Leydig cell hyperplasia as a cause of virilization in a postmenopausal woman: A case report

• Main Authors: Anastasia Vatopoulou (Author), Fani Gkrozou (Author), Effrosyni Birbas (Author), Theofilos Kanavos (Author), Chara Skentou (Author), Dimosthenis Miliaras (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Virilization is a rare condition in postmenopausal women, usually attributed to androgen excess of ovarian or adrenal origin. A 62-year-old woman presented with excessive hair loss of 3 months' duration and was investigated for an endocrine cause of alopecia. The hormonal evaluation revealed in...