Hypertrichosis lanuginosa L68.8

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Acquired or congenital, fur-like prolonged body hair (classification see below hypertrichosis). The polaetiological male hair growth pattern in women is called hirsutism.

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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