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Facial Hirsutism Following Danazol Therapy

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We describe a 32-year-old woman who presented with excessive facial hair growth of sudden onset that disturbed her psychologically. She had been treated for fibrocystic breast disease with danazol for 6 months. Two months after discontinuation of the drug, the patient had complete reversal of the hair abnormality.


 

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