Hormones and Skin: A Never Ending Love Story

The document from 2011 explores the complex relationship between hormones and skin, detailing how the skin is both a hormone producer and a target for hormonal actions. It includes various articles, notably one by Youssef et al. that discusses vitamin D's antimicrobial properties and its potential as a cost-effective prophylactic or therapeutic agent. Another study by Al Anouti et al. finds a high incidence of vitamin D deficiency in university students in Abu Dhabi due to sun avoidance, recommending food fortification and sensible sun exposure. The issue also addresses the impact of androgens on skin, the skin-pancreas connection, and thyroid abnormalities in alopecia patients. Godar et al. report that most indoor-working American adults lack sufficient vitamin D from sunlight or diet. Lo Sicco et al. conduct a retrospective study identifying thyroid abnormalities in alopecia patients through manual examination. Nuzzo et al. discuss chronic urticaria and thyroid autoimmunity, Stanisz et al. study the effects of MC1R polymorphisms, and a case report by Kikuzawa et al. on Eccrine angiomatous hamartoma is included. The document emphasizes the importance of hormonal interactions in maintaining skin health.