Journal of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology Research
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Department of Clinical Pathology, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt

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• Research Article   
  Sex Hormones Assessment in Vitiligo Patient's Serum
  Author(s): Sherief Mahdy Hussein*, Mohammed Abd el Hakim Sorour, Ahmed Hossain, Shaimaa Ahmed Abd el Azim, Ahmed Soliman, Hany Shehata and Noha Sami Hanafy
  
  Vitiligo is an idiopathic disorder of skin and hair characterized by melanin loss. Nonetheless thyroid disorder is a major cause of this pathology, other factors participate in its expression. Hormones such as, testosterone and estrogen have been suspected as drivers of this disorder. The present study aimed to determine the levels of testosterone and estrogen in serum of vitiligo patients. The study included 30 patients with vitiligo lesions (18 males and 12 females; ages ranged from 28–40 years and 30 healthy volunteers as control group (17 males and 13 females; ages ranged from 25-40years). All patients of vitiligo were recruited from Medical research center of excellence of National Research Centre, Egypt, during a period of 4 months (August 2020 to November 2020). Average period of the disorder in vitiligo group was 5.0 years. Vitiligo diagnosis is done clinically and confi.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2155-9554.21.s8.547

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