Investigation of the Association of the Second-to-Fourth Digit Ratio with Skin Sebum Levels in Females with Acne Vulgaris

• Published in: American journal of clinical dermatology Vol. 16; no. 6; pp. 559 - 564
• Main Authors: Bilgiç, Özlem, Altınyazar, Cevdet, Hıra, Hüseyin, Doğdu, Murat
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.12.2015; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Acne Vulgaris - physiopathology; Adolescent; Adult; Case-Control Studies; Dermatology; Disease Progression; Female; Fingers - pathology; Humans; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Pharmacology/Toxicology; Pharmacotherapy; Reference Values; Sebum - metabolism; Short Communication; Skin - metabolism; Statistics, Nonparametric; Young Adult; Digit Ratio; Sebaceous Gland; Acne; Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia; Acne Severity

Background A relationship between acne vulgaris (AV) and the masculinized (lower) second-to-fourth digit (2D:4D) ratio in females was demonstrated in our previous study. Development of the digits and the sebaceous glands both occur during the same gestational period; therefore, the association betwe...