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Hypertrichosis (better known as Werewolf Syndrome) is an abnormal amount of hair growth over the body. [1] [2] The two distinct types of hypertrichosis are generalized hypertrichosis, which occurs over the entire body, and localized hypertrichosis, which is restricted to a certain area. [1]
Acromegaly is a disorder that results in excess growth of certain parts of the human body. It is caused by excess growth hormone (GH) after the growth plates have closed. The initial symptom is typically enlargement of the hands and feet. [3]
Women are more often affected than men. [1] Scleroderma symptoms were first described in 1753 by Carlo Curzio [9] and then well documented in 1842. [10] The term is from the Greek skleros meaning "hard" and derma meaning "skin". [11] [12]
It is a result of an overgrowth of granulation tissue (collagen type III) at the site of a healed skin injury which is then slowly replaced by collagen type I. Keloids are firm, rubbery lesions or shiny, fibrous nodules, and can vary from pink to the color of the person's skin or red to dark brown in color.
Congenital lipomatous overgrowth, vascular malformations, epidermal nevi, and skeletal/spinal abnormalities syndrome CML Chronic myelogenous leukemia: CMs Chiari malformations: CMT disease Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease: CMT1A Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease type 1A CMT1B Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease type 1B CMT1C
A birthmark is a congenital, benign irregularity on the skin which is present at birth or appears shortly after birth—usually in the first month. Birthmarks can occur anywhere on the skin. [ 1 ] They are caused by overgrowth of blood vessels , melanocytes , smooth muscle , fat , fibroblasts , or keratinocytes .
Hirsutism affects between 5 and 15% of women across all ethnic backgrounds. [8] Depending on the definition and the underlying data, approximately 40% of women have some degree of facial hair. [ 9 ] About 10 to 15% of cases of hirsutism are idiopathic with no known cause.
The skin weighs an average of 4 kg (8.8 lb), covers an area of about 2 m 2 (22 sq ft), and is made of three distinct layers: the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue. [1] The two main types of human skin are glabrous skin, the nonhairy skin on the palms and soles (also referred to as the "palmoplantar" surfaces), and hair-bearing skin. [16]