Untreated Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Presenting with Severe Androgenic Alopecia

    J. B. O'Driscoll, Dana Z. Anderson
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    TLDR Untreated Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia can cause severe hair loss due to high androgen levels.

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