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Hypertrichosis lanuginosa acquisita
Author(s) -
PRICE M.L.,
HALLSMITH S.P.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1985.tb00566.x
Subject(s) - hypertrichosis , medicine , carcinoembryonic antigen , hair growth , carcinoma , dermatology , physiology , cancer
Summary A 63‐year‐oid woman developed hypertrichosis lanuginosa 2 years after a sigmoidectomy for carcinoma of the colon. The hair growth was associated with liver metastases and a raised carcinoembryonic antigen level. Ninety‐eight per cent of the lanugo‐type hairs were in anagen.