Acne vulgaris associated with antigonadotropic (Danazol) therapy

A case of a young woman in whom nodulocystic acne developed while being treated for endometriosis with danazol, an antigonadotropic drug, is described herein. Although this agent, a derivative of 17 alpha-ethinyl testosterone, has been noted to possess weak androgenic properties, it has not been widely appreciated that danazol's androgenic side effects, particularly acne and seborrhea, occur frequently and may require prompt treatment.