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Localized Hypertrichosis in a Pediatric Patient—What Is the Mechanism for Excess Hair Growth?
Author(s) -
Wagamon Kyle,
Mirmirani Paradi
Publication year - 2007
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 - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2007.00396.x
Subject(s) - hypertrichosis , medicine , dermatology , neurofibromatosis , mechanism (biology) , neurofibroma , pathology , philosophy , epistemology
Localized hypertrichosis is an uncommon complaint among pediatric dermatology patients. We highlight an instance of localized hypertrichosis due to an underlying diffuse neurofibroma in a patient with known neurofibromatosis 1. The classification and possible underlying pathogenic mechanisms of localized hypertriehosis in pediatric patients is discussed.