Hypertrichosis (Werewolf Syndrome)

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Hypertrichosis (Werewolf Syndrome)

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Congenital hypertrichosis terminalis: Abnormal hair growth begins at birth and continues throughout a person’s life. Hair, usually long and thick, covers the person’s face and body.

Hirsutism: This form of hypertrichosis is limited to women. It results in dark, thick hair growing in places women normally don’t have hair, such as their face, chest, and back.

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Treatment

no cure

short term methods include hair removal

Symptoms

extensive hair growth

lanugo: very soft, fine hair, like that of baby

terminal: long thick dark hair

cause

reactivation of genes that caused extensive hair growth in early man that "shut down" during the course of evalution.

reactivation of genes that cause hair growth.

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