Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is highly common among women of reproductive age. Although it has a low known etiology, the diagnosis is made through the association of the various clinical manifestations of the disease and the use of the Rotterdam criteria – at least two between hyperandrogenism, multiple ovarian cysts and irregularity of the menstrual cycle. Symptoms are diversified into dermatological, systemic, gynecological, and reproductive. Regarding the dermatological picture, the occurrence of hirsutism, acne vulgaris, acanthosis nigricans, seborrheic dermatitis, androgenetic alopecia and, in more severe cases, virilization are evidenced. Patients with PCOS often have a reduced quality of life due to its complications, including difficulty conceiving, gestational complications, and even infertility. For better management of this syndrome, a multidisciplinary approach is required, involving various areas of medicine consistent with the patient's complaints, and a clinical control approach to circulating androgen levels.

Mariana Pena Piacenza Moraes is a 6th-year medical student at Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, expecting to graduate in December 2026. She has completed clinical internships in Pathology and Internal Medicine and served as the Director of the Academic League of Dermatology at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais. She has authored two book chapters in the field of dermatological parasitosis and is currently focusing her academic work on the dermatological manifestations of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)