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Hirsutism

 Subject

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Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Notes = A condition observed in WOMEN and CHILDREN when there is excess coarse body hair of an adult male distribution pattern, such as facial and chest areas. It is the result of elevated ANDROGENS from the OVARIES, the ADRENAL GLANDS, or exogenous sources. The concept does not include HYPERTRICHOSIS, which is an androgen-independent excessive hair growth.,Created For = LHSA-Dott

Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:

PR2.4153, 1946

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.4153
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and notes relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 21 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: migraine; pubertas praecox; and hirsutism. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1946
Found in: Lothian Health Services Archive: Case Notes / Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Folder-based Case Notes / RIE, Professor Norman Dott, Neurology, Ward 20 (part 1)

PR2.4607, 1946-1956

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.4607
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, chart and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 48 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: vision impairment; facial hair growth; acromegaly; and arteriosclerosis. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1946-1956
Found in: Lothian Health Services Archive: Case Notes / Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Folder-based Case Notes / RIE, Professor Norman Dott, Neurology, Ward 20 (part 1)

PR2.5228, 1947-1948

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.5228
Scope and Contents

Report and correspondence relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 32 at first examination in 1947. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; weight gain; hirsutism; and polydipsia. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1947-1948
Found in: Lothian Health Services Archive: Case Notes / Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Folder-based Case Notes / RIE, Professor Norman Dott, Neurology, Ward 20 (part 1)

PR2.5603, 1947

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.5603
Scope and Contents

Correspondence relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 16 at first examination in 1947. Conditions mentioned include: headache; and hirsutism. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1947
Found in: Lothian Health Services Archive: Case Notes / Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Folder-based Case Notes / RIE, Professor Norman Dott, Neurology, Ward 20 (part 1)

PR2.5750, 1947

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.5750
Scope and Contents

Notes and correspondence relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 27 at first examination in 1947. Conditions mentioned include: depression; hypochondria; facial hair growth; and endocrine imbalance. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1947
Found in: Lothian Health Services Archive: Case Notes / Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Folder-based Case Notes / RIE, Professor Norman Dott, Neurology, Ward 20 (part 1)

PR2.16490, 1955-1956

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.16490
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, notes, correspondence and charts relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 28 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: adrenal hirsutism and loss of sight. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1955-1956
Found in: Lothian Health Services Archive: Case Notes / Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Folder-based Case Notes / RIE, Professor Norman Dott, Neurology, Ward 20 (part 3)

PR2.19962, 1958-1959

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.19962
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, notes, correspondence and charts relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 32 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; irritability; generalised dysrhythmia; and hirsutism. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1958-1959
Found in: Lothian Health Services Archive: Case Notes / Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Folder-based Case Notes / RIE, Professor Norman Dott, Neurology, Ward 20 (part 4)