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Prepubertal hypertrichosis, also known as childhood hypertrichosis, is a cutaneous condition characterized by increased hair growth, found in otherwise healthy infants and children. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Prepubertal hypertrichosis is a cosmetic condition and does not affect any other health aspect.
Hypertrichosis is often mistakenly classified as hirsutism. [1] Hirsutism is a type of hypertrichosis exclusive to women and children, resulting from an excess of androgen-sensitive hair growth. [16] Patients with hirsutism exhibit patterns of adult male hair growth. [1] Chest and back hair are often present on women with hirsutism. [16]
Hypertrichosis is defined as excessive hair growth above the normal for the age, sex and race of an individual. It can develop all over the body or, like in Patidar's case, can be isolated to ...
Hypertrichosis cubiti is characterized by an unusually high concentration of longhairs that are concentrated mostly in the elbow area on the extensor surfaces of the upper extremities. Hypertrichosis is not always visible at birth; it typically manifests in early infancy, peaks between the ages of 5 and 6, then gradually declines and eventually ...
Above: Lalit Patidar, a 13-year-old boy with a genetic form of hypertrichosis. "Werewolf syndrome" is generally considered a genetic condition, but in these recent cases, it was seemingly caused ...
Antonietta (Tognina) Gonsalvus, also Gonzalves or Conzales (born around 1572–1580 in France) was a so-called monkey girl.She became famous for suffering (like her father and three of her five brothers) from hypertrichosis (a congenital disease).
Hypertrichosis is any place of the body where there is more hair growth than is typically seen in people of the same age, race, and sex, excluding androgen-induced hair growth. [ 4 ] Hypotrichosis
Prepubertal hypertrichosis Pressure alopecia (postoperative alopecia, pressure-induced alopecia) Pseudofolliculitis barbae (barber's itch, folliculitis barbae traumatica, razor bumps, scarring pseudofolliculitis of the beard, shave bumps)