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Hypertrichosis

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Definition: Excessive hair growth at inappropriate locations, such as on the extremities, the head, and the back. It is caused by genetic or acquired factors, and is an androgen-independent process. This concept does not include HIRSUTISM which is an androgen-dependent excess hair growth in WOMEN and CHILDREN.     
See Also Hirsutism 		Other names Hypertrichoses
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Hypertrichosis, hyperkeratosis, mental retardation, and distinctive facial features  0   *Hypertrichosis *Intellectual Disability *Facies.
Hypertrichosis, anterior cervical  0   *Hypertrichosis Cervix Uteri/abnormalities Pharynx/abnormalities.
Congenital hypertrichosis lanuginosa  0   *Hypertrichosis/congenital.
Hypertrichosis congenital generalized X-linked  0   *Hypertrichosis/congenital *Genetic Diseases, X-Linked.
CAHMR syndrome  0   *Cataract *Hypertrichosis *Intellectual Disability.
Cervical hypertrichosis neuropathy  0   *Hypertrichosis *Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathies Cervix Uteri/abnormalities.
Barber Say syndrome  0   *Eyelid Diseases *Hirsutism *Hypertelorism *Hypertrichosis *Macrostomia *Skin Abnormalities.
Midphalangeal hair  0   *Hypertrichosis.
Muller Barth Menger syndrome  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *Hand Deformities, Congenital *Hypertrichosis *Seizures *Malformations of Cortical Development.
Gorlin Chaudhry Moss syndrome  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *Ductus Arteriosus, Patent *Hypertrichosis *Craniofacial Abnormalities.
Wiedemann Grosse Dibbern syndrome  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *Growth Disorders *Hypertrichosis *Intellectual Disability *Craniofacial Abnormalities. Atlas of Clinical Syndromes : A Visual Aid to Diagnosis for Clinicians and Practicing Physicians. (2nd ed.) London:Wolfe Publishing Ltd. 1989. Pp. 198-199.
Schaap Taylor Baraitser syndrome  0   *Cataract *Growth Disorders *Hearing Loss, Sensorineural *Hypertrichosis.
Ambras syndrome  0   *Hypertrichosis/congenital.
Amaurosis hypertrichosis  0   *Hypertrichosis *Retinitis Pigmentosa *Leber Congenital Amaurosis.
Oliver-McFarlane syndrome  0   *Blepharoptosis *Dwarfism *Hypertrichosis *Intellectual Disability *Retinitis Pigmentosa Developmental Disabilities.
Acromegaloid facial appearance syndrome  0   *Acromegaly *Hypertrichosis *Limb Deformities, Congenital.
Hairy nose tip  0   *Hypertrichosis Nose/abnormalities.
Hairy elbows  0   *Growth Disorders *Hypertrichosis/congenital.
Cantu syndrome  0   *Cardiomegaly *Hypertrichosis *Osteochondrodysplasias *Genetic Diseases, X-Linked.
Ramon Syndrome  0   *Cherubism *Epilepsy *Fibromatosis, Gingival *Growth Disorders *Hypertrichosis *Intellectual Disability.

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