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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 85-90 |
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Hormonal profile of melasma in Indian females
Kiran Gopichandani1, Pooja Arora1, Umesh Garga2, Minakshi Bhardwaj3, Neera Sharma4, Ram Krishan Gautam1
1 Department of Dermatology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India
2 Department of Radiology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India
3 Department of Pathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India
4 Department of Biochemistry, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Pooja Arora
9547, Sector C, Pocket 9, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi - 110 070
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2349-5847.172776
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Background: Several factors have been implicated in the etiology of melasma which include ultraviolet radiation, genetics, pregnancy, skin type, and drugs. However, there is a paucity of literature regarding the role of endocrine factors. Aim: To study the clinical and hormonal correlation in female patients with melasma. Methods: A total of 30 untreated female patients with melasma were included in the study. The control group included an equal number of age-matched females. Assays of free testosterone, total testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, 17-hydroxyprogesterone, luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle stimulating hormone, prolactin, 17β-estradiol (E2), progesterone, free triiodothyronine, free tetraiodothyronine, thyroid stimulating hormone were done on the 5th or 6th day of the menstrual cycle in the midfollicular phase. Results: The difference between means of free testosterone, total testosterone, LH, estradiol, progesterone, and free thyroxine of melasma cases and controls was found to be statistically significant. No correlation was found between the severity of melasma and the mean hormone levels. Conclusion: It can be inferred that these hormonal alterations may represent a subclinical evidence of a suppressed hypothalamic-gonadal axis and preclude the role of hormones in the pathogenesis of melasma. |
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