Multiple nevoid hypertrichosis as an isolated developmental defect.
Title | Multiple nevoid hypertrichosis as an isolated developmental defect. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2009 |
Authors | Sotiriadis, D., Patsatsi A., Lazaridou E., Sotiriou E., & Devliotou-Panagiotidou D. |
Journal | Pediatr Dermatol |
Volume | 26 |
Issue | 4 |
Pagination | 436-8 |
Date Published | 2009 Jul-Aug |
ISSN | 1525-1470 |
Keywords | Child, Preschool, Extremities, Female, Humans, Hypertrichosis, Lumbosacral Region, Nevus, Scalp, Skin Neoplasms |
Abstract | A 3-year-old girl presented with longer hair on the left side of her scalp, coarse hair of abnormal length on her extremities, and a tuft of hair in the lumbosacral region, with all hair distributed on normally pigmented skin. Neither similar or relevant family history nor associated extracutaneous abnormalities was detected after a thorough examination. Clinical diagnosis of patchy nevoid hypetrichosis was confirmed by histology. Nevoid hypertrichosis is a rare hair growth disorder that usually presents at or soon after birth. It is characterized by patches of hypertrichosis distributed in a segmental pattern. It may be accompanied by mental, ocular, or myoskeletal abnormalities. Cases of nevoid hypertrichosis with multiple patches presenting as a solitary developmental defect have been rarely described in the literature. |
DOI | 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2009.00948.x |
Alternate Journal | Pediatr Dermatol |
PubMed ID | 19689520 |