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Adalatkhah H, Fahim S, Iranpour S, Mohebbi Z. Investigating the relationship between melasma and SAHA. jdc 2025; 15 (4) :245-252
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1- Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Ardabil university of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
2- Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Ardabil university of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran ,shabnamfahim@gmail.com
3- Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Ardabil university of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
4- School of Medicine, Ardabil university of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
2- Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Ardabil university of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran ,
3- Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Ardabil university of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
4- School of Medicine, Ardabil university of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
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Background and Aim: Melasma is an acquired, chronic, and recurrent pigmentation disorder that usually affects sun-exposed skin areas. SAHA syndrome is also an acronym for four words: seborrhea, acne, hirsutism, and androgenic alopecia. Given the association of melasma with some components of SAHA syndrome, such as acne and hirsutism, this study was conducted to determine the relationship between melasma and SAHA syndrome.
Methods: This case-control study was conducted on 75 women with melasma as the case group and 75 women without melasma as the control group. Data were collected in the form of a questionnaire consisting of 28 questions and analyzed.
Results: In the case group, 32% had hirsutism and 70.7% had acne. In the control group, 10.7% had hirsutism and 26.7% had acne. There was a significant association between factors (history of melasma in first-degree relatives, history of hirsutism in first-degree relatives, acne, alopecia) and melasma. Among the case group, 5.3% had SAHA syndrome.
Conclusion: Considering that androgenic disorders are implicated in the etiology of SAHA syndrome and melasma, it seems that melasma lesions are more common in patients with SAHA syndrome.
Methods: This case-control study was conducted on 75 women with melasma as the case group and 75 women without melasma as the control group. Data were collected in the form of a questionnaire consisting of 28 questions and analyzed.
Results: In the case group, 32% had hirsutism and 70.7% had acne. In the control group, 10.7% had hirsutism and 26.7% had acne. There was a significant association between factors (history of melasma in first-degree relatives, history of hirsutism in first-degree relatives, acne, alopecia) and melasma. Among the case group, 5.3% had SAHA syndrome.
Conclusion: Considering that androgenic disorders are implicated in the etiology of SAHA syndrome and melasma, it seems that melasma lesions are more common in patients with SAHA syndrome.
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Received: 2025/04/4 | Accepted: 2026/02/4 | Published: 2026/02/4
Received: 2025/04/4 | Accepted: 2026/02/4 | Published: 2026/02/4
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