Evaluation of Sex Hormone Levels in Patients with Pemphigus Vulgaris in Comparison to the Healthy Population.

Fatemeh Lavaee Fahimeh Rezazadeh Nasrin Saki Zahra Tavazo Saman Baghaei

Published in: BioMed research international (2021)

Considering the effects of age and menopause, the serum levels of testosterone and DHEA were significantly lower in the patients with pemphigus vulgaris than in the healthy controls. Hence, these hormones might have a role in the pathogenesis of pemphigus vulgaris.

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replacement therapy
smoking cessation