Treatment of Idiopathic Hirsutism with Spironolactone
- 1 January 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Dermatology
- Vol. 165 (3), 194-196
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000249940
Abstract
The effect of spironolactone in a low dose (50 mg/day) on hirsutism in 21 women was investigated in an open study. A beneficial effect of treatment was obtained in 15 patients (71%).Keywords
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