Lanugo hair

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Synonym(s)

lanugo hair

Definition
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This is the hair of the fetus and occurs only in immature newborns.

The lanugo hair consists of short, thin, non-marrowed, low-pigment or pigment-free hair. They are shed in the 7th-8th month of intrauterine development. The lanugo hair will be replaced by short, low-pigmented markless vellus hair.

Literature
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  1. Korge B (2003) New and established methods for diagnosing hair diseases. dermatologist 54: 699-702
  2. Serri F, Cerimele D (1979) The types of hair. In: Orfanos CE (ed.) Hair and hair diseases. Gustav Fischer, Stuttgart New York, S. 17

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Hair (overview); Vellus hair;

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020