Hypertrichosis, congenital circumscriptsQ84.2
Synonym(s)
Ear hypertrichia
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Circumscribed congenital hypertrichosis, e.g. hypertrichia of the ear with Y-linked inheritance and fur cap-like hairline in atopic eczema. S.a.under.
- Hypertrichosis dorsalis superior
- Hypertrichosis dorsolumbalis
- Klein-Waardenburg syndrome
- Wiedemann-Steiner syndrome/circumscribed hypertrichosis at the elbow/back) (mutations in the KMT2A gene)
- Nevus pigmentosus et pilosus
- Woolly nevus
- Becker nevus
- Ectopic hair follicles.
TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.
S.u. Hirsutism.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Sorge G et al. (2002) The hairy elbows syndrome: report of a case with a particularly severe phenotype. Ital J Pediat 28: 322-325.
- Wiedemann HR et al (1989) A syndrome of abnormal facies, short stature, and psychomotor retardation. :In: Atlas of Clinical Syndromes: A Visual Aid to Diagnosis for Clinicians and Practicing Physicians. (2nd ed.) London: Wolfe Publishing Ltd. (pub.):198-199.