hypertrichosis
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Etiology
- pharmacologic
- genetic
- Edward's syndrome (trisomy 18)
- Hurler's syndrome
- Cornelia de Lange syndrome
- congenital hypertrichosis
- Seckel's dwarfism
- Turner's syndrome (gonadal dysgenesis)
- metabolic
Pathology
- androgen-independent increase in vellus & terminal hair growth
Clinical manifestations
- increase in vellus & terminal hair growth
* images[5]
Laboratory
- 24 hour urine porphyrins
- porphyrin in stool
- thyroid function testing
Diagnostic procedures
- colonoscopy if hypertrichosis lanuginosa suspected
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References
- ↑ Saunders Manual of Medical Practice, Rakel (ed), WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 1996, pg 619
- ↑ DeGowin & DeGowin's Diagnostic Examination, 6th edition, RL DeGowin (ed), McGraw Hill, NY 1994, pg 861
- ↑ Color Atlas & Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, Common & Serious Diseases, 3rd ed, Fitzpatrick et al, McGraw Hill, NY, 1997, pg 46-47
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 17, 18. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2015, 2018.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 DermNet NZ. Hypertrichosis (images) http://dermnetnz.org/hair-nails-sweat/hypertrichosis.html