Giant Nevoid Hypertrichosis in an Iranian Girl

A 12‐year‐old Iranian girl and her father had an extensive congenital nevus consisting of long, black terminal hair involving the entire back and the posterior surface of the arms without pigmentary changes of the underlying skin. A physical examination revealed no other abnormalities. In this study...

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Published inPediatric dermatology Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 64 - 66
Main Authors Vergani, Raffaella, Betti, Roberto, Martino, Patrizia, Crosti, Carlo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, US Blackwell Science, Inc 01.01.2002
Blackwell
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Biological and medical sciences
Child
Dermatology
Female
Hair and nails disorders
Humans
Hypertrichosis - congenital
Hypertrichosis - pathology
Medical sciences
Nevus - congenital
Nevus - pathology
Skin Neoplasms - congenital
Skin Neoplasms - pathology
Human
Case study
Hair
Skin disease
Back (anatomy)
Hypertrichosis
Child
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Summary:A 12‐year‐old Iranian girl and her father had an extensive congenital nevus consisting of long, black terminal hair involving the entire back and the posterior surface of the arms without pigmentary changes of the underlying skin. A physical examination revealed no other abnormalities. In this study the possibility of a genetically determined etiology is considered.
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ISSN:0736-8046
1525-1470
DOI:10.1046/j.1525-1470.2002.01970.x