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Giant Nevoid Hypertrichosis in an Iranian Girl
Author(s) -
Vergani Raffaella,
Betti Roberto,
Martino Patrizia,
Crosti Carlo
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1046/j.1525-1470.2002.01970.x
Subject(s) - girl , medicine , hypertrichosis , dermatology , etiology , physical examination , pathology , surgery , genetics , biology
A 12‐year‐old Iranian girl and her father had an extensive congenital nevus consisting of long, black terminal hair involving the entire back and the posterior surface of the arms without pigmentary changes of the underlying skin. A physical examination revealed no other abnormalities. In this study the possibility of a genetically determined etiology is considered.