Childhood hypertrichosis: diagnosis and management.

Preferred methods of excess hair removal in pediatric patients with lung transplantation

“…1 Because of society's obsession with beauty, hypertrichosis may cause psychologic distress and decreased quality of life. 2 Acquired generalized hypertrichosis can be paraneoplastic, syndromic, or secondary to malnutrition or medications including minoxidil, diazoxide, phenytoin, streptomycin, psoralens, corticosteroids, and cyclosporine.…”

Hypertrichosis Cubiti: Another Case of a Well-Recognized but Under-Reported Entity

“…Hypertrichosis is a condition of excessive hair growth compared with the usual in other subjects of the same age, gender and race and not dependent on androgenic hormones (1). It can be classified as congenital or acquired, and localized or generalized (1).…”

“…If no associated anomalies are detected, it is important to reassure the patient and parents about the benign behavior of the disease. The severity of the hypertrichosis and the resultant psychosocial trauma may support the need for treatment, using the different available modalities for hair removal (1).…”

Congenital Generalized Terminal Hypertrichosis with Gingival Hyperplasia

“…It can be localized or generalized, congenital or acquired; it may be an isolated feature or may occur as part of a syndrome with morphologic and/ or metabolic disorders. Several types of hypertrichosis have been described based on the distribution and etiology, and several classifications have been proposed (3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10).…”

“…Congenital generalized hypertrichosis is a very rare disorder that is characterized by the presence of excessive hair covering the entire body with the exception of the palms and soles (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15). The pattern of hair follicles in the skin is genetically determined, but the production of hair is under complex genetic and endocrinologic control (16), therefore these cases should be carefully studied by several specialists.…”