Actualización del Síndrome de Ovario Poliquístico y su importancia en Dermatología

December 2015 in “ Revista Chilena de Dermatología ”

María Teresa Molina C., Daniela Carvajal A., Javier Fernández M.

TLDR El Síndrome de Ovario Poliquístico causa problemas de piel como acné y es importante reconocerlo temprano para tratarlo.

El Síndrome de Ovario Poliquístico (SOP) era un trastorno endocrino común en mujeres en edad reproductiva, asociado con problemas metabólicos y deterioro psicosocial. Dermatológicamente, el hiperandrogenismo en SOP se manifestaba frecuentemente como acné, hirsutismo y alopecia, siendo crucial su reconocimiento para un diagnóstico temprano. Los tratamientos incluían terapia hormonal para modular la producción y acción de andrógenos, además de tratamientos no hormonales para condiciones dermatológicas específicas.

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