Incidence of hirsutism in different grades of acne

ABSTRACT

Sixty women with acne vulgaris 30 of whom had moderate / severe acne and 30 had mild acne were studied. Grades of hirsutism if any were recorded. Serum testosterone levels were estimated by radioimmunoassay, eleven [37%] patients with moderate to severe acne and eight [26%] patients with mild acne had hirsute score of more than seven. 80% out of all acne patients with elevated testosterone levels had shown a hirsute score of more than seven irrespective of grade of acne