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Severe hirsutism associated with psychopharmacological treatment in major depression
H Hampel1, H U Kötter, F Padberg
1Department of Psychiatry, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Nussbaumstrasse 7, 80336 Munich, Germany. hampel@psy.med.uni-muenchen.de
Abstract:
We report the case of a 73-year-old female patient with major depression who developed severe hirsutism during six months of psychopharmacological treatment. Old age and polypharmacotherapy appeared to be significant factors that contributed to a sustained disease progression. The higher prevalence of hirsutism in women who suffer from chronic psychiatric diseases highlights the importance of further investigating the aetiology of hirsutism in major depression.