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Localized excess hair growth or hypertrichosis has been associated with several factors, including repeated skin trauma, periphery of burns, and insect bites.1 Review of English-language literature from the last 50 years found only one report of localized hypertrichosis after infectious rash (HAIR) in an infant with recent chicken pox.2 Here I repo...
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... denied recent application of any topical agents on the affected leg. Physical examina- tion of the leg found coarse thick terminal hair, the same color as his hair in the uninvolved areas, without evidence of splitting of the hair shafts, (Fig 2). He was reassured of the benign nature of the findings, and no further evaluation was recommended. ...Similar publications
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Background:
Localized lumbosacral hypertrichosis presenting as faun tail nevus often represents an underlying spinal occult or overt abnormality. This study was undertaken to study these abnormalities and assess their treatment outcome with Intense Pulse Light (IPL) for permanent hair reduction.
Methods:
Patients reporting with localized spinal...
Hypertrichosis is the presence of excessive growth of terminal hair
on the non-androgen dependent areas of the body. A faun tail is
abnormal lumbosacral hypertrichosis characterized by a patch of
coarse terminal hair which is usually several inches long. Faun tail
nevus at the lumbar area can be a cutaneous marker for underlying
spinal abnormalitie...