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

• Autori principali: Anastasia Vatopoulou (Autore), Fani Gkrozou (Autore), Effrosyni Birbas (Autore), Theofilos Kanavos (Autore), Chara Skentou (Autore), Dimosthenis Miliaras (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Elsevier, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: 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...