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Hypertrichosis terminalis, gingival hyperplasia, and a characteristic face: A new distinct entity
Author(s) -
Canún Sonia,
GuevaraSanginés E.G.,
ElviraMorales A.,
SierraRomero Ma. del C.,
RodríguezAsbun H.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
american journal of medical genetics part a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.064
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1552-4833
pISSN - 1552-4825
DOI - 10.1002/ajmg.a.10883
Subject(s) - hypertrichosis , medicine , dermatology , face (sociological concept) , philosophy , linguistics
Abstract Congenital generalized hypertrichosis terminalis has been described in association with other features as gingival hyperplasia, osteochondrodysplasia, and a dysmorphic face. Bondeson and Miles [1993: Am J Med Genet 47:198–212] described a woman with universal congenital hypertrichosis terminalis associated with gingival hyperplasia; the face of this patient was coarse and different from other forms of hypertrichosis described before. We present an 11‐year, 6‐month‐old girl with universal congenital hypertrichosis terminalis, gingival hyperplasia, and a characteristic coarse face resembling the patient described by Bondeson and Miles [1993: Am J Med Genet 47:198–212]. We propose that this type of congenital generalized hypertrichosis terminalis, associated with gingival hyperplasia and a coarse face, is a distinctive new entity. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.