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Descriptor
English
:
Hyperandrogenism
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Hiperandrogenismo
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Hiperandrogenismo
Tree Number:
C12.706.316.064.500
C12.706.316.129.750
C13.351.875.253.064.500
C13.351.875.253.129.750
C16.131.939.316.064.500
C16.131.939.316.129.750
C19.391.119.064.500
C19.391.119.129.750
Definition
English
:
A condition caused by the excessive secretion of
ANDROGENS
from the
ADRENAL CORTEX
; the OVARIES; or the TESTES. The clinical significance in males is negligible. In women, the common manifestations are
HIRSUTISM
and
VIRILISM
as seen in
patients
with
POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME
and
ADRENOCORTICAL HYPERFUNCTION.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
general or unspecified; prefer specific manifestation such as
HIRSUTISM
;
VIRILISM
; etc.
See Related
English
:
Hirsutism
Virilism
History Note
English
:
94
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
31397
Unique Identifier:
D017588
Occurrence in VHL
:
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