Wednesday, November 12, 2008

systemic/internal diseases associated with acne


Acne some time associated with cysts in the overies known polycystic ovary(PCO) syndrome. Other manifestations include menstrual irregularities, obesity and infertility.
Some of the ovarian tumours known as virilizing ovarian tumours causes acne,hirsutism(male pattern distribution of hair over the face),amenorrhoea or oligomenorrhoea , alopecia and deepening of the voice.
Adrenal hyperplasia, adrenal tumours and Cushing's disease can also cause acne.

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