Abstract
THE REMISSION of apocrine gland diseases during pregnancy 1 challenges dermatologists to find the responsible factor and use it in nonpregnant patients with such sweat-gland disorders. The important role of hormones and endocrine glands in the gestational process strengthens belief that they also exert a predominant influence over the apocrine glands and diseases. The literature on the endocrines in pregnancy is huge indeed, and excretion assays for individual products have been carried out by various investigators. Many articles and textbooks record the quantitative changes and relationships among the steroids during the progress of pregnancy. Venning has done much work in this field and accompanies one of her communications 2 with a composite curve of excretion of some of the steroids during pregnancy. At first glance it seems logical to expect steroids augmented in pregnancy to aid the diseases of apocrine glands. But such hormones failed in these
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
