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    Becker’s Nevus Syndrome in a Pediatric Female Patient

    January 2016 in “ Case reports in pediatrics
    Sara Hernandez-Quiceno, Esteban Uribe-Bojanini, Juan Jose Ramírez-Jiménez … Juan Manuel Esquivel Alfaro
    Studysummary This study reports that antiandrogen medication, specifically 50 mg/day of spironolactone, showed an adequate clinical response in treating breast hypoplasia associated with Becker's nevus syndrome.
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    Research cited in this study 2

    1. Becker Nevus Syndrome Anais Brasileiros De Dermatologia · 2010
    2. Becker's Nevus with Ipsilateral Breast Hypoplasia: Improvement with Spironolactone Journal of Dermatology · 2003

    Related research 3

    1. Becker’s Nevus Syndrome in a Pediatric Female Patient Case reports in pediatrics · 2016
    2. Comparison of Flutamide and Spironolactone in the Treatment of Hirsutism: A Randomized Controlled Trial Fertility and Sterility · 1994
    3. Antiandrogen Treatment with Spironolactone and Linestrenol Decreases Bone Mineral Density in Eumenorrhoeic Women with Androgen Excess Hormone and Metabolic Research · 1994